Colombia vs Sweden: Expense
Colombia
33.3%
in 2023
Sweden
32.5%
in 2022
Colombia rank
49th
Sweden rank
51st
Expense over time
- Colombia
- Sweden
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 33.3% against 32.5% in Sweden, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Sweden ahead.
Colombia ranks 49th and Sweden ranks 51st of 157 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.7% | 36.9% | 16.2% | Sweden |
| 2000s | 23.5% | 33.5% | 10.0% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 28.2% | 32.6% | 4.3% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 34.9% | 33.5% | 1.3% | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher expense, Colombia or Sweden?
- Colombia, at 33.3% against 32.5% in Sweden as of 2023.
- What is the difference in expense between Colombia and Sweden?
- 0.8%, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Sweden?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2022.
- How do Colombia and Sweden rank globally for expense?
- Colombia ranks 49th and Sweden ranks 51st 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.
Individual pages
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.