What is the difference in goods and services expense between Central African Republic and IDA only?

14.8%, with Central African Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and IDA only?

10 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2021.

Where does this data come from?

Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Goods and services expense (% of expense). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Central African Republic vs IDA only: Goods and services expense

Central African Republic

31.7%

in 2021

IDA only

16.9%

in 2021

Central African Republic rank

12th

IDA only rank

15th

Goods and services expense over time

Central African Republic
IDA only

How they compare

Central African Republic currently reports 31.7% against 16.9% in IDA only, a difference of 14.8%.

That makes Central African Republic's figure about 1.9 times IDA only's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Central African Republic ahead.

Central African Republic ranks 12th and IDA only ranks 15th of 154 countries.

Central African Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Central African Republic	IDA only	Difference	Ahead
2010s	26.0%	20.3%	5.7%	Central African Republic
2020s	36.6%	16.5%	20.1%	Central African Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher goods and services expense, Central African Republic or IDA only?: Central African Republic, at 31.7% against 16.9% in IDA only as of 2021.
What is the difference in goods and services expense between Central African Republic and IDA only?: 14.8%, with Central African Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and IDA only?: 10 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2021.
How do Central African Republic and IDA only rank globally for goods and services expense?: Central African Republic ranks 12th and IDA only ranks 15th of 154 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Goods and services expense (% of expense). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Goods and services expense (% of expense)
Unit: % of expense
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 195 places, 5,247 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Goods and services include all government payments in exchange for goods and services used for the production of market and nonmarket goods and services. Use of goods and services for own account capital formation is excluded. This indicator is expressed as percentage of total expenses which is any decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction.