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
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
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.