Brazil vs Colombia: Expense
Brazil
32.4%
in 2023
Colombia
33.3%
in 2023
Brazil rank
52nd
Colombia rank
49th
Expense over time
- Brazil
- Colombia
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 33.3% against 32.4% in Brazil, a difference of 0.9%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 52nd and Colombia ranks 49th of 157 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and Colombia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Colombia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 30.5% | 28.2% | 2.3% | Brazil |
| 2020s | 32.1% | 34.5% | 2.4% | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher expense, Brazil or Colombia?
- Colombia, at 33.3% against 32.4% in Brazil as of 2023.
- What is the difference in expense between Brazil and Colombia?
- 0.9%, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Colombia?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and Colombia rank globally for expense?
- Brazil ranks 52nd and Colombia ranks 49th 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.