Bahamas vs Sao Tome and Principe: Total Expenditure (central government) — Value Standard Local Currency
Total Expenditure (central government) — Value Standard Local Currency over time
- Bahamas
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 3,775 million SLC against 3,547 million SLC in Bahamas, a difference of 228 million SLC.
That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.1 times Bahamas's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Bahamas ahead.
Bahamas ranks 153rd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 151st of 174 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 2 and Sao Tome and Principe in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,296 million SLC | 763.96 million SLC | 532.46 million SLC | Bahamas |
| 2010s | 2,125 million SLC | 2,119 million SLC | 5.34 million SLC | Bahamas |
| 2020s | 3,286 million SLC | 3,650 million SLC | 363.04 million SLC | Sao Tome and Principe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total expenditure (central government) — value standard local currency, Bahamas or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 3,775 million SLC against 3,547 million SLC in Bahamas as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total expenditure (central government) — value standard local currency between Bahamas and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 228 million SLC, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Bahamas and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for total expenditure (central government) — value standard local currency?
- Bahamas ranks 153rd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 151st of 174 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Total Expenditure (central government) — Value Standard Local Currency. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The Statistics Division of FAO collects annually data on Government Expenditure on Agriculture through a questionnaire, which was developed in partnership with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The IMF is the responsible institution for the Government Finance Statistics (GFS) methodology and annually collects GFS data, including Expenditure by Functions of Government (COFOG). The Classification of the Functions of Government (COFOG) is an international classification developed by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and published by the United Nations Statistical Division (UNSD), with the aim of categorise governments' functions according to their purposes. The FAO questionnaire aligns with Table 7 of the IMF GFS questionnaire, replicates the relevant aggregates and drills down to request additional detail related to Agriculture. The FAO dataset consists of a time series, from 2001 onwards, of Total Government Expenditure and expenditure in: Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, along with its three disaggregated subsectors of Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing; and Environmental Protection. In addition, expenditure in each detailed function are further disaggregated into Recurrent and Capital expenditure. Additional indicators include the Agriculture Share of Government Expenditure, and the Agriculture Orientation Index (ratio between the Agriculture Share of Government Expenditure and the Agriculture Value Added as Share of GDP). Data are reported for the highest level of government available (Consolidated general government, consolidated central government or budgetary central government) and are available for about 100 countries on a regular basis.