Malawi vs Palau: Goods and services expense

Malawi
17.9%
in 2022
Palau
18.4%
in 2020
Malawi rank
55th
Palau rank
53rd

Goods and services expense over time

  • Malawi
  • Palau
0102030200820152022

How they compare

Palau currently reports 18.4% against 17.9% in Malawi, a difference of 0.5%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Malawi ahead.

Malawi ranks 55th and Palau ranks 53rd of 154 countries.

Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Palau Difference Ahead
2000s 29.3% 19.8% 9.5% Malawi
2010s 28.0% 21.0% 7.0% Malawi
2020s 25.7% 18.4% 7.3% Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher goods and services expense, Malawi or Palau?
Palau, at 18.4% against 17.9% in Malawi as of 2020.
What is the difference in goods and services expense between Malawi and Palau?
0.5%, with Palau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Palau?
12 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2020.
How do Malawi and Palau rank globally for goods and services expense?
Malawi ranks 55th and Palau ranks 53rd of 154 countries.
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.