Bulgaria vs Serbia: Expense
Bulgaria
35.8%
in 2023
Serbia
35.5%
in 2022
Bulgaria rank
31st
Serbia rank
33rd
Expense over time
- Bulgaria
- Serbia
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 35.8% against 35.5% in Serbia, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 16 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Serbia ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 31st and Serbia ranks 33rd of 157 countries.
Serbia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Serbia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.8% | 34.0% | 1.2% | Serbia |
| 2010s | 32.8% | 36.9% | 4.1% | Serbia |
| 2020s | 37.8% | 38.6% | 0.7% | Serbia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher expense, Bulgaria or Serbia?
- Bulgaria, at 35.8% against 35.5% in Serbia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in expense between Bulgaria and Serbia?
- 0.3%, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Serbia?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2022.
- How do Bulgaria and Serbia rank globally for expense?
- Bulgaria ranks 31st and Serbia ranks 33rd 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.