Papua New Guinea vs Zambia: Goods and services expense
Goods and services expense over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 25.4% against 23.1% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 2.3%.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 12 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Zambia ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 32nd and Zambia ranks 29th of 154 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 3 and Zambia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.4% | 30.2% | 9.8% | Zambia |
| 2000s | 35.9% | 27.6% | 8.3% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 24.4% | 21.0% | 3.4% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 25.5% | 21.3% | 4.3% | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher goods and services expense, Papua New Guinea or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 25.4% against 23.1% in Papua New Guinea as of 2021.
- What is the difference in goods and services expense between Papua New Guinea and Zambia?
- 2.3%, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Zambia?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2021.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Zambia rank globally for goods and services expense?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 32nd and Zambia ranks 29th 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.