Goods and services expense in Africa Eastern and Southern
Africa Eastern and Southern: Goods and services expense was 17.1% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Goods and services expense in Africa Eastern and Southern, 2009–2022
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
The most recent figure for goods and services expense in Africa Eastern and Southern is 17.1%, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 3.8% on the previous year and down 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goods and services expense in Africa Eastern and Southern peaked at 21.7% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 17.0%, in 2018.
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 13th of 41 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Goods and services expense in Africa Eastern and Southern, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 20.9% | — |
| 2010 | 19.2% | -8.0% |
| 2011 | 19.8% | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 20.7% | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 18.2% | -11.9% |
| 2014 | 21.7% | +19.2% |
| 2015 | 21.0% | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 19.2% | -8.8% |
| 2017 | 20.4% | +6.2% |
| 2018 | 17.0% | -16.3% |
| 2019 | 19.8% | +16.2% |
| 2020 | 17.2% | -13.0% |
| 2021 | 17.8% | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 17.1% | -3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.9% | 20.9% | 20.9% | 1 |
| 2010s | 19.7% | 17.0% | 21.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.4% | 17.1% | 17.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Africa Eastern and Southern
- 10 Micronesia, Federated States of 32.9% compare
- 11 Guinea-Bissau 32.4% compare
- 12 Central African Republic 31.7% compare
- 13 Vanuatu 29.8% compare
- 14 Kiribati 29.4% compare
- 15 Angola 29.4% compare
- 16 United Arab Emirates 28.9% compare
More public sector data for Africa Eastern and Southern
- Arms imports 166.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.2212 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -35.66 % change on previous year (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 166.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 17.76 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0109 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -0.536 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 13.66 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 11.17 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is goods and services expense in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Goods and services expense in Africa Eastern and Southern was 17.1% in 2022, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest goods and services expense recorded in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The highest recorded value was 21.7% in 2014.
- What is the lowest goods and services expense recorded in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.0% in 2018.
- How does Africa Eastern and Southern rank for goods and services expense?
- Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 13th out of 41 groups with data for 2022.
- Is goods and services expense rising or falling in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Africa Eastern and Southern data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Goods and services expense (% of expense). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.