Ethiopia vs South Asia (IDA & IBRD): Goods and services expense
Goods and services expense over time
- Ethiopia
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 20.9% against 5.6% in South Asia (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 15.3%.
That makes Ethiopia's figure about 3.7 times South Asia (IDA & IBRD)'s.
Across all 32 years both countries report, Ethiopia has been ahead every year.
Ethiopia ranks 42nd and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 40th of 154 countries.
Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | South Asia (IDA & IBRD) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.1% | 16.1% | 18.0% | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 24.1% | 12.6% | 11.5% | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 18.8% | 9.7% | 9.1% | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 20.2% | 5.7% | 14.5% | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher goods and services expense, Ethiopia or South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- Ethiopia, at 20.9% against 5.6% in South Asia (IDA & IBRD) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in goods and services expense between Ethiopia and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- 15.3%, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Ethiopia and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) rank globally for goods and services expense?
- Ethiopia ranks 42nd and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 40th 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
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.