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
0204060199520082022

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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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.