Late-demographic dividend vs Zambia: Goods and services expense

Late-demographic dividend
9.5%
in 2023
Zambia
25.4%
in 2021
Late-demographic dividend rank
30th
Zambia rank
29th

Goods and services expense over time

  • Late-demographic dividend
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Zambia currently reports 25.4% against 9.5% in Late-demographic dividend, a difference of 15.9%.

That makes Zambia's figure about 2.7 times Late-demographic dividend's.

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

Late-demographic dividend ranks 30th 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 Late-demographic dividend Zambia Difference Ahead
1990s 13.3% 30.2% 16.9% Zambia
2000s 12.9% 24.4% 11.5% Zambia
2010s 10.6% 24.3% 13.7% Zambia
2020s 10.7% 21.3% 10.5% Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher goods and services expense, Late-demographic dividend or Zambia?
Zambia, at 25.4% against 9.5% in Late-demographic dividend as of 2021.
What is the difference in goods and services expense between Late-demographic dividend and Zambia?
15.9%, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Late-demographic dividend and Zambia?
23 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2021.
How do Late-demographic dividend and Zambia rank globally for goods and services expense?
Late-demographic dividend ranks 30th 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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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.