Ecuador vs Zambia: Goods and services expense

Ecuador
24.6%
in 2022
Zambia
25.4%
in 2021
Ecuador rank
30th
Zambia rank
29th

Goods and services expense over time

  • Ecuador
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Zambia currently reports 25.4% against 24.6% in Ecuador, a difference of 0.8%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2013 it was Ecuador ahead.

Ecuador ranks 30th and Zambia ranks 29th of 154 countries.

Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ecuador Zambia Difference Ahead
2010s 26.7% 22.1% 4.6% Ecuador
2020s 22.0% 21.3% 0.8% Ecuador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher goods and services expense, Ecuador or Zambia?
Zambia, at 25.4% against 24.6% in Ecuador as of 2021.
What is the difference in goods and services expense between Ecuador and Zambia?
0.8%, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Zambia?
9 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2021.
How do Ecuador and Zambia rank globally for goods and services expense?
Ecuador ranks 30th and Zambia ranks 29th 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

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

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.