Sub-Saharan Africa vs Ukraine: Goods and services expense

Sub-Saharan Africa
19.7%
in 2021
Ukraine
35.7%
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
9th
Ukraine rank
7th

Goods and services expense over time

  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Ukraine
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How they compare

Ukraine currently reports 35.7% against 19.7% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 16.0%.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 13 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.

Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 9th and Ukraine ranks 7th of 41 groups.

Across the 3 decades both report, Sub-Saharan Africa averaged higher in 2 and Ukraine in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sub-Saharan Africa Ukraine Difference Ahead
2000s 21.3% 12.4% 8.9% Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s 21.4% 11.9% 9.5% Sub-Saharan Africa
2020s 18.5% 20.2% 1.7% Ukraine

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher goods and services expense, Sub-Saharan Africa or Ukraine?
Ukraine, at 35.7% against 19.7% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in goods and services expense between Sub-Saharan Africa and Ukraine?
16.0%, with Ukraine ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and Ukraine?
13 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2021.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa and Ukraine rank globally for goods and services expense?
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 9th and Ukraine ranks 7th 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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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.