Other small states vs Zambia: Goods and services expense
Goods and services expense over time
- Other small states
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 25.4% against 9.2% in Other small states, a difference of 16.2%.
That makes Zambia's figure about 2.8 times Other small states's.
Across all 23 years both countries report, Zambia has been ahead every year.
Other small states ranks 31st and Zambia ranks 29th of 41 groups.
Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Other small states | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.0% | 30.2% | 16.2% | Zambia |
| 2000s | 12.2% | 24.4% | 12.2% | Zambia |
| 2010s | 11.8% | 24.3% | 12.5% | Zambia |
| 2020s | 11.0% | 21.3% | 10.2% | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher goods and services expense, Other small states or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 25.4% against 9.2% in Other small states as of 2021.
- What is the difference in goods and services expense between Other small states and Zambia?
- 16.2%, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Other small states and Zambia?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2021.
- How do Other small states and Zambia rank globally for goods and services expense?
- Other small states ranks 31st and Zambia ranks 29th of 41 groups.
- 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.