Bahrain vs Botswana: Expense

Bahrain
26.1%
in 2020
Botswana
26.5%
in 2024
Bahrain rank
79th
Botswana rank
77th

Expense over time

  • Bahrain
  • Botswana
010203040199020072024

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 26.5% against 26.1% in Bahrain, a difference of 0.4%.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Botswana has been ahead every year.

Bahrain ranks 79th and Botswana ranks 77th of 157 countries.

Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bahrain Botswana Difference Ahead
1990s 21.9% 29.5% 7.6% Botswana
2000s 17.1% 33.9% 16.8% Botswana
2010s 22.4% 29.7% 7.4% Botswana
2020s 26.1% 33.9% 7.8% Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher expense, Bahrain or Botswana?
Botswana, at 26.5% against 26.1% in Bahrain as of 2024.
What is the difference in expense between Bahrain and Botswana?
0.4%, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Botswana?
22 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
How do Bahrain and Botswana rank globally for expense?
Bahrain ranks 79th and Botswana ranks 77th 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.