Latin America & Caribbean vs Rwanda: Goods and services expense
Goods and services expense over time
- Latin America & Caribbean
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 27.8% against 11.7% in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 16.1%.
That makes Rwanda's figure about 2.4 times Latin America & Caribbean's.
Across all 10 years both countries report, Rwanda has been ahead every year.
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 24th and Rwanda ranks 22nd of 41 groups.
Rwanda has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latin America & Caribbean | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 12.3% | 31.2% | 18.9% | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 12.8% | 28.8% | 16.1% | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher goods and services expense, Latin America & Caribbean or Rwanda?
- Rwanda, at 27.8% against 11.7% in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2023.
- What is the difference in goods and services expense between Latin America & Caribbean and Rwanda?
- 16.1%, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean and Rwanda?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2023.
- How do Latin America & Caribbean and Rwanda rank globally for goods and services expense?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 24th and Rwanda ranks 22nd 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
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.