Dominican Republic vs Malawi: Goods and services expense
Goods and services expense over time
- Dominican Republic
- Malawi
How they compare
Dominican Republic currently reports 18.9% against 17.9% in Malawi, a difference of 1.0%.
That makes Dominican Republic's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.
Across all 14 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.
Dominican Republic ranks 52nd and Malawi ranks 55th of 154 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominican Republic | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.2% | 29.3% | 12.1% | Malawi |
| 2010s | 17.4% | 28.0% | 10.6% | Malawi |
| 2020s | 17.0% | 21.3% | 4.3% | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher goods and services expense, Dominican Republic or Malawi?
- Dominican Republic, at 18.9% against 17.9% in Malawi as of 2023.
- What is the difference in goods and services expense between Dominican Republic and Malawi?
- 1.0%, with Dominican Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Malawi?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2022.
- How do Dominican Republic and Malawi rank globally for goods and services expense?
- Dominican Republic ranks 52nd and Malawi ranks 55th 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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About this data
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.