Norway vs Zimbabwe: Goods and services expense

Norway
9.3%
in 2023
Zimbabwe
9.5%
in 2018
Norway rank
111th
Zimbabwe rank
109th

Goods and services expense over time

  • Norway
  • Zimbabwe
05101520197219972023

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 9.5% against 9.3% in Norway, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Zimbabwe ahead.

Norway ranks 111th and Zimbabwe ranks 109th of 154 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Norway Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
2000s 8.7% 17.7% 9.0% Zimbabwe
2010s 8.5% 11.2% 2.8% Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher goods and services expense, Norway or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 9.5% against 9.3% in Norway as of 2018.
What is the difference in goods and services expense between Norway and Zimbabwe?
0.2%, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Zimbabwe?
8 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2018.
How do Norway and Zimbabwe rank globally for goods and services expense?
Norway ranks 111th and Zimbabwe ranks 109th 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.