Bulgaria vs Namibia: Expense

Bulgaria
35.8%
in 2023
Namibia
36.2%
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
31st
Namibia rank
30th

Expense over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Namibia
0204060199020062023

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 36.2% against 35.8% in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.4%.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 31st and Namibia ranks 30th of 157 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 2 and Namibia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Namibia Difference Ahead
1990s 37.8% 29.7% 8.1% Bulgaria
2000s 33.0% 26.3% 6.6% Bulgaria
2010s 32.8% 34.8% 2.0% Namibia
2020s 37.3% 37.5% 0.1% Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher expense, Bulgaria or Namibia?
Namibia, at 36.2% against 35.8% in Bulgaria as of 2023.
What is the difference in expense between Bulgaria and Namibia?
0.4%, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Namibia?
27 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2023.
How do Bulgaria and Namibia rank globally for expense?
Bulgaria ranks 31st and Namibia ranks 30th 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.