Afghanistan vs Lower middle income: Expense
Afghanistan
39.2%
in 2017
Lower middle income
15.7%
in 2018
Afghanistan rank
21st
Lower middle income rank
22nd
Expense over time
- Afghanistan
- Lower middle income
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 39.2% against 15.7% in Lower middle income, a difference of 23.5%.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 2.5 times Lower middle income's.
Across all 12 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 21st and Lower middle income ranks 22nd of 157 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Lower middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.0% | 18.0% | 17.0% | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 44.9% | 17.1% | 27.8% | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher expense, Afghanistan or Lower middle income?
- Afghanistan, at 39.2% against 15.7% in Lower middle income as of 2017.
- What is the difference in expense between Afghanistan and Lower middle income?
- 23.5%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Lower middle income?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2017.
- How do Afghanistan and Lower middle income rank globally for expense?
- Afghanistan ranks 21st and Lower middle income ranks 22nd of 157 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Expense (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Expense is a decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.