Goods and services expense in IDA blend
IDA blend: Goods and services expense was 22.8% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Goods and services expense in IDA blend, 2012–2021
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
In 2021, goods and services expense in IDA blend stood at 22.8%.
The figure is up 20.6% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goods and services expense in IDA blend peaked at 25.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 16.6%, in 2018.
That places IDA blend 3rd out of 39 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
Goods and services expense in IDA blend, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 25.0% | — |
| 2014 | 22.6% | -9.6% |
| 2015 | 22.6% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 20.6% | -8.5% |
| 2017 | 25.0% | +21.1% |
| 2018 | 16.6% | -33.8% |
| 2019 | 16.9% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 18.9% | +12.0% |
| 2021 | 22.8% | +20.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 21.3% | 16.6% | 25.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 20.9% | 18.9% | 22.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near IDA blend
- 1 Afghanistan 54.8% compare
- 2 Tonga 46.5% compare
- 3 Myanmar 45.7% compare
- 4 Samoa 44.8% compare
- 5 Azerbaijan 42.5% compare
- 6 Solomon Islands 38.5% compare
More public sector data for IDA blend
- Arms imports 1.10 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 1.62 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -57.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 1.10 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 21.19 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0128 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -6.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 14.35 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 529.41 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is goods and services expense in IDA blend?
- Goods and services expense in IDA blend was 22.8% in 2021, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest goods and services expense recorded in IDA blend?
- The highest recorded value was 25.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest goods and services expense recorded in IDA blend?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.6% in 2018.
- How does IDA blend rank for goods and services expense?
- IDA blend ranks 3rd out of 39 groups with data for 2021.
- Is goods and services expense rising or falling in IDA blend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA blend 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.