Goods and services expense in Nauru
Nauru: Goods and services expense was 35.6% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Goods and services expense in Nauru, 2014–2020
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 53.2% | 38.1% | 67.3% | 6 |
| 2020s | 35.6% | 35.6% | 35.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Nauru
- 5 Azerbaijan 42.5% compare
- 6 Solomon Islands 38.5% compare
- 7 Ukraine 35.7% compare
- 9 Cameroon 33.6% compare
- 10 Micronesia (country) 32.9% compare
- 11 Guinea-Bissau 32.4%
More public sector data for Nauru
- Tax revenue 21.4% (2024)
- Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency 0 (2019)
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains 8.7% (2024)
- Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Percent of GDP 0 (2019)
- Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Purchasing power 0 (2019)
- Taxes on goods and services 2.7% (2024)
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets 9.2% (2024)
- Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency 0 units per person (2019)
- Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency 0 units per US$ of GDP (2019)
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) 15.1% (2024)
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
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.