Canada vs Ireland: Expense
Canada
19.1%
in 2023
Ireland
19.2%
in 2022
Canada rank
115th
Ireland rank
114th
Expense over time
- Canada
- Ireland
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 19.2% against 19.1% in Canada, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Ireland ahead.
Canada ranks 115th and Ireland ranks 114th of 157 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 1 and Ireland in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.0% | 35.1% | 12.1% | Ireland |
| 2000s | 17.9% | 32.0% | 14.1% | Ireland |
| 2010s | 17.6% | 34.0% | 16.4% | Ireland |
| 2020s | 23.1% | 22.2% | 0.9% | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher expense, Canada or Ireland?
- Ireland, at 19.2% against 19.1% in Canada as of 2022.
- What is the difference in expense between Canada and Ireland?
- 0.1%, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Ireland?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Canada and Ireland rank globally for expense?
- Canada ranks 115th and Ireland ranks 114th 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.