Low & middle income vs Saint Kitts and Nevis: Goods and services expense
Goods and services expense over time
- Low & middle income
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
How they compare
Saint Kitts and Nevis currently reports 28.3% against 16.0% in Low & middle income, a difference of 12.3%.
That makes Saint Kitts and Nevis's figure about 1.8 times Low & middle income's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Saint Kitts and Nevis ahead.
Low & middle income ranks 17th and Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 18th of 41 groups.
Saint Kitts and Nevis has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Low & middle income | Saint Kitts and Nevis | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.1% | 24.6% | 8.5% | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| 2010s | 16.2% | 23.3% | 7.1% | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| 2020s | 15.6% | 28.3% | 12.8% | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher goods and services expense, Low & middle income or Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- Saint Kitts and Nevis, at 28.3% against 16.0% in Low & middle income as of 2020.
- What is the difference in goods and services expense between Low & middle income and Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- 12.3%, with Saint Kitts and Nevis ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Low & middle income and Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2020.
- How do Low & middle income and Saint Kitts and Nevis rank globally for goods and services expense?
- Low & middle income ranks 17th and Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 18th 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.