Which has higher goods and services expense, Pre-demographic dividend or Tonga?

Tonga, at 46.5% against 23.2% in Pre-demographic dividend as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Pre-demographic dividend and Tonga?

8 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2021.

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.

Pre-demographic dividend vs Tonga: Goods and services expense

Pre-demographic dividend

23.2%

in 2021

Tonga

46.5%

in 2023

Pre-demographic dividend rank

1st

Tonga rank

2nd

Goods and services expense over time

Pre-demographic dividend
Tonga

How they compare

Tonga currently reports 46.5% against 23.2% in Pre-demographic dividend, a difference of 23.3%.

That makes Tonga's figure about 2.0 times Pre-demographic dividend's.

Across all 8 years both countries report, Tonga has been ahead every year.

Pre-demographic dividend ranks 1st and Tonga ranks 2nd of 39 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Pre-demographic dividend	Tonga	Difference	Ahead
2010s	24.1%	42.0%	18.0%	Tonga
2020s	21.4%	43.3%	21.9%	Tonga

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher goods and services expense, Pre-demographic dividend or Tonga?: Tonga, at 46.5% against 23.2% in Pre-demographic dividend as of 2023.
What is the difference in goods and services expense between Pre-demographic dividend and Tonga?: 23.3%, with Tonga ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Pre-demographic dividend and Tonga?: 8 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2021.
How do Pre-demographic dividend and Tonga rank globally for goods and services expense?: Pre-demographic dividend ranks 1st and Tonga ranks 2nd of 39 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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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: 20 August 2026

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.