Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) vs Samoa: Goods and services expense

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
20.7%
in 2021
Samoa
44.8%
in 2023
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank
7th
Samoa rank
4th

Goods and services expense over time

  • Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
  • Samoa
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How they compare

Samoa currently reports 44.8% against 20.7% in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), a difference of 24.1%.

That makes Samoa's figure about 2.2 times Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)'s.

Across all 10 years both countries report, Samoa has been ahead every year.

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 7th and Samoa ranks 4th of 39 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) Samoa Difference Ahead
2010s 22.0% 42.9% 21.0% Samoa
2020s 19.0% 41.9% 22.9% Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher goods and services expense, Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) or Samoa?
Samoa, at 44.8% against 20.7% in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) as of 2023.
What is the difference in goods and services expense between Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Samoa?
24.1%, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Samoa?
10 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2021.
How do Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Samoa rank globally for goods and services expense?
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 7th and Samoa ranks 4th of 39 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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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.