Belarus vs El Salvador: Expense

Belarus
28.5%
in 2023
El Salvador
27.9%
in 2023
Belarus rank
65th
El Salvador rank
67th

Expense over time

  • Belarus
  • El Salvador
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How they compare

Belarus currently reports 28.5% against 27.9% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.6%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Belarus ahead.

Belarus ranks 65th and El Salvador ranks 67th of 157 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 3 and El Salvador in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belarus El Salvador Difference Ahead
1990s 26.5% 13.1% 13.4% Belarus
2000s 29.7% 20.7% 9.0% Belarus
2010s 28.3% 23.8% 4.5% Belarus
2020s 28.6% 29.7% 1.1% El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher expense, Belarus or El Salvador?
Belarus, at 28.5% against 27.9% in El Salvador as of 2023.
What is the difference in expense between Belarus and El Salvador?
0.6%, with Belarus ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and El Salvador?
26 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.
How do Belarus and El Salvador rank globally for expense?
Belarus ranks 65th and El Salvador ranks 67th 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.