Namibia vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Goods and services expense

Namibia
12.6%
in 2023
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
13.4%
in 2023
Namibia rank
90th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
87th

Goods and services expense over time

  • Namibia
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1015202530197219972023

How they compare

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland currently reports 13.4% against 12.6% in Namibia, a difference of 0.8%.

That makes United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's figure about 1.1 times Namibia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 27 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Namibia ahead.

Namibia ranks 90th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 87th of 154 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 3 and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Namibia United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1990s 27.6% 14.2% 13.3% Namibia
2000s 19.9% 11.3% 8.6% Namibia
2010s 15.1% 12.7% 2.3% Namibia
2020s 12.5% 14.0% 1.6% United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher goods and services expense, Namibia or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, at 13.4% against 12.6% in Namibia as of 2023.
What is the difference in goods and services expense between Namibia and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
0.8%, with United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
27 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2023.
How do Namibia and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for goods and services expense?
Namibia ranks 90th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 87th 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.