Which has higher goods and services expense, IBRD only or Zambia?

Zambia, at 25.4% against 11.1% in IBRD only as of 2021.

How many years of comparable data are there for IBRD only and Zambia?

23 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2021.

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.

IBRD only vs Zambia: Goods and services expense

IBRD only

11.1%

in 2023

Zambia

25.4%

in 2021

IBRD only rank

27th

Zambia rank

29th

Goods and services expense over time

IBRD only
Zambia

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 25.4% against 11.1% in IBRD only, a difference of 14.3%.

That makes Zambia's figure about 2.3 times IBRD only's.

Across all 23 years both countries report, Zambia has been ahead every year.

IBRD only ranks 27th and Zambia ranks 29th of 39 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	IBRD only	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	13.7%	30.2%	16.5%	Zambia
2000s	13.4%	24.4%	11.0%	Zambia
2010s	11.7%	24.3%	12.6%	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, IBRD only or Zambia?: Zambia, at 25.4% against 11.1% in IBRD only as of 2021.
What is the difference in goods and services expense between IBRD only and Zambia?: 14.3%, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for IBRD only and Zambia?: 23 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2021.
How do IBRD only and Zambia rank globally for goods and services expense?: IBRD only ranks 27th and Zambia ranks 29th 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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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: 20 August 2026

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.