Guinea-Bissau vs Vanuatu: Goods and services expense

Guinea-Bissau
32.4%
in 2023
Vanuatu
29.8%
in 2023
Guinea-Bissau rank
11th
Vanuatu rank
13th

Goods and services expense over time

  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Vanuatu
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How they compare

Guinea-Bissau currently reports 32.4% against 29.8% in Vanuatu, a difference of 2.6%.

That makes Guinea-Bissau's figure about 1.1 times Vanuatu's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2017 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 11th and Vanuatu ranks 13th of 154 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 1 and Vanuatu in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea-Bissau Vanuatu Difference Ahead
2010s 30.8% 31.2% 0.4% Vanuatu
2020s 30.4% 28.7% 1.8% Guinea-Bissau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher goods and services expense, Guinea-Bissau or Vanuatu?
Guinea-Bissau, at 32.4% against 29.8% in Vanuatu as of 2023.
What is the difference in goods and services expense between Guinea-Bissau and Vanuatu?
2.6%, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Vanuatu?
7 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2023.
How do Guinea-Bissau and Vanuatu rank globally for goods and services expense?
Guinea-Bissau ranks 11th and Vanuatu ranks 13th 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.