Which has higher expense, Bosnia and Herzegovina or New Zealand?

New Zealand, at 35.5% against 35.3% in Bosnia and Herzegovina as of 2022.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bosnia and Herzegovina and New Zealand?

18 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.

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.

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs New Zealand: Expense

Bosnia and Herzegovina

35.3%

in 2023

New Zealand

35.5%

in 2022

Bosnia and Herzegovina rank

34th

New Zealand rank

32nd

Expense over time

Bosnia and Herzegovina
New Zealand

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 35.5% against 35.3% in Bosnia and Herzegovina, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.

Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 34th and New Zealand ranks 32nd of 157 countries.

Bosnia and Herzegovina has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bosnia and Herzegovina	New Zealand	Difference	Ahead
2000s	36.1%	32.1%	4.0%	Bosnia and Herzegovina
2010s	36.7%	32.7%	4.1%	Bosnia and Herzegovina
2020s	35.5%	35.1%	0.4%	Bosnia and Herzegovina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher expense, Bosnia and Herzegovina or New Zealand?: New Zealand, at 35.5% against 35.3% in Bosnia and Herzegovina as of 2022.
What is the difference in expense between Bosnia and Herzegovina and New Zealand?: 0.2%, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bosnia and Herzegovina and New Zealand?: 18 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
How do Bosnia and Herzegovina and New Zealand rank globally for expense?: Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 34th and New Zealand ranks 32nd 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: 17 September 2026

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.