Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Uganda: Goods and services expense

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
11.7%
in 2023
Uganda
25.6%
in 2023
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
24th
Uganda rank
27th

Goods and services expense over time

  • Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • Uganda
101520253035199820102023

How they compare

Uganda currently reports 25.6% against 11.7% in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 13.9%.

That makes Uganda's figure about 2.2 times Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

Across all 9 years both countries report, Uganda has been ahead every year.

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 24th and Uganda ranks 27th of 41 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) Uganda Difference Ahead
2010s 11.9% 30.6% 18.7% Uganda
2020s 12.8% 28.3% 15.5% Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher goods and services expense, Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) or Uganda?
Uganda, at 25.6% against 11.7% in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2023.
What is the difference in goods and services expense between Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Uganda?
13.9%, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Uganda?
9 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2023.
How do Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Uganda rank globally for goods and services expense?
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 24th and Uganda ranks 27th 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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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.