Bahamas vs Japan: Expense

Bahamas
20.3%
in 2023
Japan
20.1%
in 2022
Bahamas rank
106th
Japan rank
109th

Expense over time

  • Bahamas
  • Japan
0102030197219972023

How they compare

Bahamas currently reports 20.3% against 20.1% in Japan, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Bahamas ahead.

Bahamas ranks 106th and Japan ranks 109th of 157 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bahamas Japan Difference Ahead
1990s 14.5% 15.5% 1.0% Japan
2000s 11.6% 15.6% 4.0% Japan
2010s 17.0% 16.9% 0.1% Bahamas
2020s 24.3% 21.3% 3.0% Bahamas

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher expense, Bahamas or Japan?
Bahamas, at 20.3% against 20.1% in Japan as of 2023.
What is the difference in expense between Bahamas and Japan?
0.2%, with Bahamas ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Japan?
30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Bahamas and Japan rank globally for expense?
Bahamas ranks 106th and Japan ranks 109th 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.