Estonia vs Zimbabwe: Goods and services expense

Estonia
9.2%
in 2023
Zimbabwe
9.5%
in 2018
Estonia rank
112th
Zimbabwe rank
109th

Goods and services expense over time

  • Estonia
  • Zimbabwe
7.51012.51517.5199120072023

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 9.5% against 9.2% in Estonia, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Zimbabwe ahead.

Estonia ranks 112th and Zimbabwe ranks 109th of 154 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Estonia Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
2000s 9.1% 17.7% 8.6% Zimbabwe
2010s 10.2% 11.2% 1.1% Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher goods and services expense, Estonia or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 9.5% against 9.2% in Estonia as of 2018.
What is the difference in goods and services expense between Estonia and Zimbabwe?
0.3%, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Zimbabwe?
8 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2018.
How do Estonia and Zimbabwe rank globally for goods and services expense?
Estonia ranks 112th and Zimbabwe ranks 109th 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.