Australia vs Samoa: Expense

Australia
27.6%
in 2022
Samoa
26.7%
in 2023
Australia rank
71st
Samoa rank
74th

Expense over time

  • Australia
  • Samoa
0102030197219972023

How they compare

Australia currently reports 27.6% against 26.7% in Samoa, a difference of 0.9%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Samoa ahead.

Australia ranks 71st and Samoa ranks 74th of 157 countries.

Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Samoa Difference Ahead
2010s 26.3% 27.8% 1.6% Samoa
2020s 30.1% 32.0% 1.9% Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher expense, Australia or Samoa?
Australia, at 27.6% against 26.7% in Samoa as of 2022.
What is the difference in expense between Australia and Samoa?
0.9%, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Samoa?
11 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2022.
How do Australia and Samoa rank globally for expense?
Australia ranks 71st and Samoa ranks 74th 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

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.