Goods and services expense in IDA only
IDA only: Goods and services expense was 16.9% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Goods and services expense in IDA only, 2010–2021
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 only stood at 16.9%.
The figure is up 5.0% on the previous year and down 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goods and services expense in IDA only peaked at 22.9% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 16.1%, in 2020.
IDA only ranks 15th of 39 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Goods and services expense in IDA only, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 19.2% | — |
| 2012 | 22.9% | +19.0% |
| 2014 | 18.8% | -17.9% |
| 2015 | 18.8% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 20.7% | +10.2% |
| 2017 | 22.4% | +8.0% |
| 2018 | 21.3% | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 18.3% | -13.7% |
| 2020 | 16.1% | -12.5% |
| 2021 | 16.9% | +5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 20.3% | 18.3% | 22.9% | 8 |
| 2020s | 16.5% | 16.1% | 16.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near IDA only
- 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
- 17 Botswana 28.4% compare
- 18 Saint Kitts and Nevis 28.3% compare
More public sector data for IDA only
- Arms imports 825.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.6649 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0005 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -20.9 % change on previous year (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 825.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 20.41 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0146 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 21.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 25.89 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 40.44 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is goods and services expense in IDA only?
- Goods and services expense in IDA only was 16.9% 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 only?
- The highest recorded value was 22.9% in 2012.
- What is the lowest goods and services expense recorded in IDA only?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.1% in 2020.
- How does IDA only rank for goods and services expense?
- IDA only ranks 15th out of 39 groups with data for 2021.
- Is goods and services expense rising or falling in IDA only?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA only 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.