Goods and services expense in Other small states
Other small states: Goods and services expense was 9.2% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Goods and services expense in Other small states, 1983–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
The most recent figure for goods and services expense in Other small states is 9.2%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 8.5% on the previous year and down 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goods and services expense in Other small states peaked at 14.9% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 8.3%, in 1983.
That places Other small states 31st out of 39 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Goods and services expense in Other small states, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 8.3% | — |
| 1984 | 9.3% | +11.1% |
| 1985 | 9.7% | +4.7% |
| 1986 | 9.6% | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 9.8% | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 10.3% | +5.2% |
| 1989 | 12.7% | +22.9% |
| 1990 | 10.5% | -17.0% |
| 1991 | 14.6% | +38.4% |
| 1992 | 12.3% | -15.6% |
| 1993 | 14.1% | +15.0% |
| 1994 | 12.7% | -10.0% |
| 1995 | 14.5% | +13.9% |
| 1996 | 13.7% | -5.1% |
| 1997 | 13.9% | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 13.2% | -5.3% |
| 1999 | 14.9% | +12.7% |
| 2000 | 14.8% | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 14.2% | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 13.4% | -5.3% |
| 2003 | 13.6% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 12.0% | -12.2% |
| 2005 | 12.0% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 12.2% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 11.1% | -9.1% |
| 2008 | 10.6% | -4.9% |
| 2009 | 10.8% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 11.9% | +10.0% |
| 2011 | 12.1% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 12.0% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 10.7% | -11.2% |
| 2014 | 11.4% | +6.8% |
| 2015 | 10.7% | -6.3% |
| 2016 | 11.0% | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 12.2% | +10.9% |
| 2018 | 13.3% | +8.9% |
| 2019 | 13.2% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 12.6% | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 9.4% | -25.4% |
| 2022 | 10.1% | +6.9% |
| 2023 | 9.2% | -8.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 10.0% | 8.3% | 12.7% | 7 |
| 1990s | 13.4% | 10.5% | 14.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.5% | 10.6% | 14.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.8% | 10.7% | 13.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.3% | 9.2% | 12.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Other small states
- 28 Equatorial Guinea 25.4% compare
- 29 Zambia 25.4% compare
- 30 Ecuador 24.6% compare
- 31 Niger 24.1%
- 32 Papua New Guinea 23.1% compare
- 33 San Marino 22.9% compare
- 34 Philippines 22.3% compare
More public sector data for Other small states
- Arms imports 104.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 8.29 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0006 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -84.9 % change on previous year (2012)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 104.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2021)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 235.91 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 14.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 3.05 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 378.3 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is goods and services expense in Other small states?
- Goods and services expense in Other small states was 9.2% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest goods and services expense recorded in Other small states?
- The highest recorded value was 14.9% in 1999.
- What is the lowest goods and services expense recorded in Other small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.3% in 1983.
- How does Other small states rank for goods and services expense?
- Other small states ranks 31st out of 39 groups with data for 2023.
- Is goods and services expense rising or falling in Other small states?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Other small states 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.