Argentina vs Bahamas: Expense

Argentina
21.0%
in 2023
Bahamas
20.3%
in 2023
Argentina rank
103rd
Bahamas rank
106th

Expense over time

  • Argentina
  • Bahamas
0102030199020062023

How they compare

Argentina currently reports 21.0% against 20.3% in Bahamas, a difference of 0.7%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Bahamas ahead.

Argentina ranks 103rd and Bahamas ranks 106th of 157 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 2 and Bahamas in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Bahamas Difference Ahead
1990s 14.0% 15.5% 1.5% Bahamas
2000s 18.0% 10.7% 7.3% Argentina
2010s 24.1% 17.6% 6.6% Argentina
2020s 22.9% 23.3% 0.4% Bahamas

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher expense, Argentina or Bahamas?
Argentina, at 21.0% against 20.3% in Bahamas as of 2023.
What is the difference in expense between Argentina and Bahamas?
0.7%, with Argentina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Bahamas?
25 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Argentina and Bahamas rank globally for expense?
Argentina ranks 103rd and Bahamas ranks 106th 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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Indicator
Expense (% of GDP)
Unit
% of GDP
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
183 places, 5,211 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

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.