Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Zambia: Goods and services expense

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
11.0%
in 2023
Zambia
25.4%
in 2021
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
28th
Zambia rank
29th

Goods and services expense over time

  • Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Zambia currently reports 25.4% against 11.0% in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 14.4%.

That makes Zambia's figure about 2.3 times Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Zambia has been ahead every year.

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 28th and Zambia ranks 29th of 41 groups.

Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) Zambia Difference Ahead
1990s 15.2% 30.2% 15.0% Zambia
2000s 14.6% 24.9% 10.3% Zambia
2010s 11.0% 24.3% 13.3% Zambia
2020s 11.9% 21.3% 9.3% Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher goods and services expense, Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) or Zambia?
Zambia, at 25.4% against 11.0% in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2021.
What is the difference in goods and services expense between Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Zambia?
14.4%, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Zambia?
22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2021.
How do Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Zambia rank globally for goods and services expense?
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 28th and Zambia ranks 29th 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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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.