East Asia & Pacific vs Kiribati: Goods and services expense
Goods and services expense over time
- East Asia & Pacific
- Kiribati
How they compare
Kiribati currently reports 29.4% against 17.0% in East Asia & Pacific, a difference of 12.4%.
That makes Kiribati's figure about 1.7 times East Asia & Pacific's.
Across all 12 years both countries report, Kiribati has been ahead every year.
East Asia & Pacific ranks 14th and Kiribati ranks 14th of 41 groups.
Kiribati has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | East Asia & Pacific | Kiribati | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 20.3% | 37.2% | 17.0% | Kiribati |
| 2020s | 16.2% | 29.3% | 13.1% | Kiribati |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher goods and services expense, East Asia & Pacific or Kiribati?
- Kiribati, at 29.4% against 17.0% in East Asia & Pacific as of 2023.
- What is the difference in goods and services expense between East Asia & Pacific and Kiribati?
- 12.4%, with Kiribati ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Kiribati?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2022.
- How do East Asia & Pacific and Kiribati rank globally for goods and services expense?
- East Asia & Pacific ranks 14th and Kiribati ranks 14th 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.