Bulgaria vs New Zealand: Expense
Bulgaria
35.8%
in 2023
New Zealand
35.5%
in 2022
Bulgaria rank
31st
New Zealand rank
32nd
Expense over time
- Bulgaria
- New Zealand
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 35.8% against 35.5% in New Zealand, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 31st and New Zealand ranks 32nd of 157 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.8% | 31.6% | 1.3% | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 32.8% | 32.7% | 0.1% | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 37.8% | 35.1% | 2.7% | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher expense, Bulgaria or New Zealand?
- Bulgaria, at 35.8% against 35.5% in New Zealand as of 2023.
- What is the difference in expense between Bulgaria and New Zealand?
- 0.3%, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and New Zealand?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2022.
- How do Bulgaria and New Zealand rank globally for expense?
- Bulgaria ranks 31st 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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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.