Goods and services expense in Pre-demographic dividend

Pre-demographic dividend: Goods and services expense was 23.2% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
23.2%
Change on year
up 18.2%
Rank
1st
of 39 groups
All-time high
27.3%
in 2012
All-time low
19.6%
in 2020
Years of data
10
2010–2021

Goods and services expense in Pre-demographic dividend, 2010–2021

01020302010201520212010: 25.6 % of expense2012: 27.3 % of expense2014: 23.1 % of expense2015: 23.1 % of expense2016: 22.5 % of expense2017: 26.3 % of expense2018: 25.5 % of expense2019: 23.8 % of expense2020: 19.6 % of expense2021: 23.2 % of expense

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

Analysis

Pre-demographic dividend recorded 23.2% for goods and services expense in 2021.

The figure is up 18.2% on the previous year and down 9.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, goods and services expense in Pre-demographic dividend peaked at 27.3% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 19.6%, in 2020.

Pre-demographic dividend ranks 1st of 39 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.

Goods and services expense in Pre-demographic dividend, year by year

Annual values for Goods and services expense (% of expense) in Pre-demographic dividend, 2010 to 2021.
Year % of expense Change
2010 25.6%
2012 27.3% +6.7%
2014 23.1% -15.2%
2015 23.1% -0.2%
2016 22.5% -2.5%
2017 26.3% +16.8%
2018 25.5% -3.1%
2019 23.8% -6.5%
2020 19.6% -17.7%
2021 23.2% +18.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 24.6% 22.5% 27.3% 8
2020s 21.4% 19.6% 23.2% 2

Countries ranked near Pre-demographic dividend

  1. 1 Afghanistan 54.8% compare
  2. 2 Tonga 46.5% compare
  3. 3 Myanmar 45.7% compare
  4. 4 Samoa 44.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is goods and services expense in Pre-demographic dividend?
Goods and services expense in Pre-demographic dividend was 23.2% 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 Pre-demographic dividend?
The highest recorded value was 27.3% in 2012.
What is the lowest goods and services expense recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
The lowest recorded value was 19.6% in 2020.
How does Pre-demographic dividend rank for goods and services expense?
Pre-demographic dividend ranks 1st out of 39 groups with data for 2021.
Is goods and services expense rising or falling in Pre-demographic dividend?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Pre-demographic dividend 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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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.