Goods and services expense in IDA total
IDA total: Goods and services expense was 17.4% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Goods and services expense in IDA total, 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 total stood at 17.4%.
That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and down 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goods and services expense in IDA total peaked at 22.9% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 17.0%, in 2020.
That places IDA total 12th out of 39 groups with data for 2021, putting it 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 total, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 20.4% | — |
| 2012 | 22.9% | +12.0% |
| 2014 | 21.5% | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 21.5% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 20.7% | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 22.8% | +10.5% |
| 2018 | 18.8% | -17.6% |
| 2019 | 18.3% | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 17.0% | -7.4% |
| 2021 | 17.4% | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 20.9% | 18.3% | 22.9% | 8 |
| 2020s | 17.2% | 17.0% | 17.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near IDA total
- 9 Cameroon 33.6% compare
- 10 Micronesia (country) 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
More public sector data for IDA total
- Arms imports 3.43 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 1.8 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0012 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 27.68 % change on previous year (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 3.43 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 20.68 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0139 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 9.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 40.23 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 135.37 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is goods and services expense in IDA total?
- Goods and services expense in IDA total was 17.4% 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 total?
- The highest recorded value was 22.9% in 2012.
- What is the lowest goods and services expense recorded in IDA total?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.0% in 2020.
- How does IDA total rank for goods and services expense?
- IDA total ranks 12th out of 39 groups with data for 2021.
- Is goods and services expense rising or falling in IDA total?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA total 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.