Canada vs Nepal: Expense

Canada
19.1%
in 2023
Nepal
19.4%
in 2021
Canada rank
115th
Nepal rank
113th

Expense over time

  • Canada
  • Nepal
0102030199020062023

How they compare

Nepal currently reports 19.4% against 19.1% in Canada, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Canada ahead.

Canada ranks 115th and Nepal ranks 113th of 157 countries.

Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Nepal Difference Ahead
2000s 17.3% 14.6% 2.7% Canada
2010s 17.6% 15.7% 1.9% Canada
2020s 25.5% 19.8% 5.7% Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher expense, Canada or Nepal?
Nepal, at 19.4% against 19.1% in Canada as of 2021.
What is the difference in expense between Canada and Nepal?
0.3%, with Nepal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Nepal?
13 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2021.
How do Canada and Nepal rank globally for expense?
Canada ranks 115th and Nepal ranks 113th 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

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.