Micronesia (country) vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Goods and services expense (% of expense)
Goods and services expense (% of expense) over time
- Micronesia (country)
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Micronesia (country) currently reports 32.9% against 19.7% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 13.2%.
That makes Micronesia (country)'s figure about 1.7 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 12 years both countries report, Micronesia (country) has been ahead every year.
Micronesia (country) ranks 10th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 9th of 154 countries.
Micronesia (country) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Micronesia (country) | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 48.2% | 21.3% | 26.9% | Micronesia (country) |
| 2010s | 46.5% | 21.4% | 25.1% | Micronesia (country) |
| 2020s | 32.9% | 17.3% | 15.6% | Micronesia (country) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher goods and services expense, Micronesia (country) or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Micronesia (country), at 32.9% against 19.7% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2020.
- What is the difference in goods and services expense between Micronesia (country) and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 13.2%, with Micronesia (country) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Micronesia (country) and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2020.
- How do Micronesia (country) and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for goods and services expense?
- Micronesia (country) ranks 10th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 9th 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
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.