World vs Zambia: Goods and services expense

World
11.7%
in 2022
Zambia
25.4%
in 2021
World rank
26th
Zambia rank
29th

Goods and services expense over time

  • World
  • Zambia
10203040199820102022

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 25.4% against 11.7% in World, a difference of 13.7%.

That makes Zambia's figure about 2.2 times World's.

Across all 20 years both countries report, Zambia has been ahead every year.

World ranks 26th and Zambia ranks 29th of 39 groups.

Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade World Zambia Difference Ahead
2000s 12.3% 23.1% 10.8% Zambia
2010s 12.0% 24.3% 12.4% Zambia
2020s 12.1% 21.3% 9.1% Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher goods and services expense, World or Zambia?
Zambia, at 25.4% against 11.7% in World as of 2021.
What is the difference in goods and services expense between World and Zambia?
13.7%, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for World and Zambia?
20 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2021.
How do World and Zambia rank globally for goods and services expense?
World ranks 26th and Zambia ranks 29th 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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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.