Central African Republic vs Equatorial Guinea: Expense

Central African Republic
11.7%
in 2021
Equatorial Guinea
11.0%
in 2022
Central African Republic rank
145th
Equatorial Guinea rank
146th

Expense over time

  • Central African Republic
  • Equatorial Guinea
51015200420132022

How they compare

Central African Republic currently reports 11.7% against 11.0% in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 0.7%.

That makes Central African Republic's figure about 1.1 times Equatorial Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Central African Republic ahead.

Central African Republic ranks 145th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 146th of 157 countries.

Central African Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Central African Republic Equatorial Guinea Difference Ahead
2000s 13.4% 4.5% 8.9% Central African Republic
2010s 10.4% 8.5% 1.9% Central African Republic
2020s 12.8% 11.3% 1.5% Central African Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher expense, Central African Republic or Equatorial Guinea?
Central African Republic, at 11.7% against 11.0% in Equatorial Guinea as of 2021.
What is the difference in expense between Central African Republic and Equatorial Guinea?
0.7%, with Central African Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Equatorial Guinea?
13 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2021.
How do Central African Republic and Equatorial Guinea rank globally for expense?
Central African Republic ranks 145th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 146th 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.