Which has higher goods and services expense, Marshall Islands or Zambia?

Marshall Islands, at 25.9% against 25.4% in Zambia as of 2020.

What is the difference in goods and services expense between Marshall Islands and Zambia?

0.5%, with Marshall Islands ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Marshall Islands and Zambia?

13 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2020.

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.

Marshall Islands vs Zambia: Goods and services expense

Marshall Islands

25.9%

in 2020

Zambia

25.4%

in 2021

Marshall Islands rank

26th

Zambia rank

29th

Goods and services expense over time

Marshall Islands
Zambia

How they compare

Marshall Islands currently reports 25.9% against 25.4% in Zambia, a difference of 0.5%.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Marshall Islands ahead.

Marshall Islands ranks 26th and Zambia ranks 29th of 154 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Marshall Islands	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
2000s	27.2%	23.3%	3.9%	Marshall Islands
2010s	28.0%	24.3%	3.7%	Marshall Islands
2020s	25.9%	17.1%	8.7%	Marshall Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher goods and services expense, Marshall Islands or Zambia?: Marshall Islands, at 25.9% against 25.4% in Zambia as of 2020.
What is the difference in goods and services expense between Marshall Islands and Zambia?: 0.5%, with Marshall Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Marshall Islands and Zambia?: 13 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2020.
How do Marshall Islands and Zambia rank globally for goods and services expense?: Marshall Islands ranks 26th and Zambia ranks 29th 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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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: 03 September 2026

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.