East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Nauru: Goods and services expense (% of expense)
Goods and services expense (% of expense) over time
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Nauru
How they compare
Nauru currently reports 35.6% against 21.5% in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 14.1%.
That makes Nauru's figure about 1.7 times East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.
Across all 7 years both countries report, Nauru has been ahead every year.
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 5th and Nauru ranks 8th of 41 groups.
Nauru has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) | Nauru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 22.4% | 53.2% | 30.7% | Nauru |
| 2020s | 18.1% | 35.6% | 17.5% | Nauru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher goods and services expense, East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) or Nauru?
- Nauru, at 35.6% against 21.5% in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2020.
- What is the difference in goods and services expense between East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Nauru?
- 14.1%, with Nauru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Nauru?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2020.
- How do East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Nauru rank globally for goods and services expense?
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 5th and Nauru ranks 8th of 41 groups.
- 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.