El Salvador vs Gabon: Goods and services expense

El Salvador
15.6%
in 2023
Gabon
15.3%
in 2021
El Salvador rank
70th
Gabon rank
73rd

Goods and services expense over time

  • El Salvador
  • Gabon
0510152025199820102023

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 15.6% against 15.3% in Gabon, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Gabon ahead.

El Salvador ranks 70th and Gabon ranks 73rd of 154 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 1 and Gabon in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Gabon Difference Ahead
2010s 16.3% 16.0% 0.3% El Salvador
2020s 12.6% 14.6% 2.0% Gabon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher goods and services expense, El Salvador or Gabon?
El Salvador, at 15.6% against 15.3% in Gabon as of 2023.
What is the difference in goods and services expense between El Salvador and Gabon?
0.3%, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Gabon?
10 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2021.
How do El Salvador and Gabon rank globally for goods and services expense?
El Salvador ranks 70th and Gabon ranks 73rd 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.