Goods and services expense in Nauru

Nauru: Goods and services expense was 35.6% in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
35.6%
Change on year
down 6.5%
World rank
8th
of 154 countries
All-time high
67.3%
in 2014
All-time low
35.6%
in 2020
Years of data
7
2014–2020

Goods and services expense in Nauru, 2014–2020

02040602014201720202014: 67.3 % of expense2015: 62 % of expense2016: 52.8 % of expense2017: 59.6 % of expense2018: 39.1 % of expense2019: 38.1 % of expense2020: 35.6 % of expense

Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.

Analysis

Nauru recorded 35.6% for goods and services expense in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.

That represents a change of down 6.5% on the previous year and down 47.1% over ten years.

Nauru ranks 8th of 154 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Goods and services expense in Nauru, year by year

Annual values for Goods and services expense (% of expense) in Nauru, 2014 to 2020.
Year % of expense Change
2014 67.3%
2015 62.0% -7.9%
2016 52.8% -14.9%
2017 59.6% +12.9%
2018 39.1% -34.5%
2019 38.1% -2.5%
2020 35.6% -6.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 53.2% 38.1% 67.3% 6
2020s 35.6% 35.6% 35.6% 1

Countries ranked near Nauru

  1. 5 Azerbaijan 42.5% compare
  2. 6 Solomon Islands 38.5% compare
  3. 7 Ukraine 35.7% compare
  4. 9 Cameroon 33.6% compare
  5. 10 Micronesia (country) 32.9% compare
  6. 11 Guinea-Bissau 32.4%

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Frequently asked questions

What is goods and services expense in Nauru?
Goods and services expense in Nauru was 35.6% in 2020, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest goods and services expense recorded in Nauru?
The highest recorded value was 67.3% in 2014.
What is the lowest goods and services expense recorded in Nauru?
The lowest recorded value was 35.6% in 2020.
How does Nauru rank for goods and services expense?
Nauru ranks 8th out of 154 countries with data for 2020.
Is goods and services expense rising or falling in Nauru?
Over the last ten years it is down 47.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Nauru 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

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
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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.