Goods and services expense in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Goods and services expense was 19.7% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Goods and services expense in Sub-Saharan Africa, 2009–2021
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 Sub-Saharan Africa is 19.7%, measured in 2021.
The figure is up 13.6% on the previous year and down 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goods and services expense in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 24.5% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 17.3%, in 2020.
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 9th of 39 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Goods and services expense in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 21.3% | — |
| 2010 | 20.7% | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 21.8% | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 23.0% | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 18.6% | -19.2% |
| 2014 | 21.7% | +16.8% |
| 2015 | 21.2% | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 20.6% | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 24.5% | +18.9% |
| 2018 | 21.4% | -12.9% |
| 2019 | 20.3% | -4.9% |
| 2020 | 17.3% | -14.7% |
| 2021 | 19.7% | +13.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.3% | 21.3% | 21.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 21.4% | 18.6% | 24.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.5% | 17.3% | 19.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
- 6 Solomon Islands 38.5% compare
- 7 Ukraine 35.7% compare
- 8 Naoero 35.6% compare
- 9 Cameroon 33.6% compare
- 10 Micronesia, Federated States of 32.9% compare
- 11 Guinea-Bissau 32.4% compare
- 12 Central African Republic 31.7% compare
More public sector data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- Arms imports 731.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.5807 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 25.82 % change on previous year (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 731.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 16.8 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0109 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -6.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 21.67 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 30.58 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is goods and services expense in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Goods and services expense in Sub-Saharan Africa was 19.7% 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 Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 24.5% in 2017.
- What is the lowest goods and services expense recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.3% in 2020.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for goods and services expense?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 9th out of 39 groups with data for 2021.
- Is goods and services expense rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa 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.