Naoero vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Goods and services expense

Naoero
35.6%
in 2020
Sub-Saharan Africa
19.7%
in 2021
Naoero rank
8th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
9th

Goods and services expense over time

  • Naoero
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
203040506070200920152021

How they compare

Naoero currently reports 35.6% against 19.7% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 15.9%.

That makes Naoero's figure about 1.8 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 7 years both countries report, Naoero has been ahead every year.

Naoero ranks 8th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 9th of 154 countries.

Naoero has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Naoero Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
2010s 53.2% 21.6% 31.5% Naoero
2020s 35.6% 17.3% 18.3% Naoero

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher goods and services expense, Naoero or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Naoero, at 35.6% against 19.7% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2020.
What is the difference in goods and services expense between Naoero and Sub-Saharan Africa?
15.9%, with Naoero ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Naoero and Sub-Saharan Africa?
7 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2020.
How do Naoero and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for goods and services expense?
Naoero ranks 8th and Sub-Saharan Africa 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

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.