Belgium vs Slovakia: Expense
Belgium
39.7%
in 2022
Slovakia
39.8%
in 2022
Belgium rank
20th
Slovakia rank
19th
Expense over time
- Belgium
- Slovakia
How they compare
Slovakia currently reports 39.8% against 39.7% in Belgium, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 20th and Slovakia ranks 19th of 157 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 3 and Slovakia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Slovakia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 44.9% | 46.4% | 1.5% | Slovakia |
| 2000s | 42.1% | 40.4% | 1.7% | Belgium |
| 2010s | 42.6% | 39.1% | 3.5% | Belgium |
| 2020s | 41.6% | 41.4% | 0.2% | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher expense, Belgium or Slovakia?
- Slovakia, at 39.8% against 39.7% in Belgium as of 2022.
- What is the difference in expense between Belgium and Slovakia?
- 0.1%, with Slovakia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Slovakia?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2022.
- How do Belgium and Slovakia rank globally for expense?
- Belgium ranks 20th and Slovakia ranks 19th 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.