Congo vs Nicaragua: Expense
Congo
16.1%
in 2021
Nicaragua
16.3%
in 2023
Congo rank
130th
Nicaragua rank
129th
Expense over time
- Congo
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 16.3% against 16.1% in Congo, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Congo ahead.
Congo ranks 130th and Nicaragua ranks 129th of 157 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 2 and Nicaragua in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.4% | 14.1% | 6.3% | Congo |
| 2010s | 13.7% | 15.8% | 2.1% | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 17.0% | 16.8% | 0.2% | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher expense, Congo or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 16.3% against 16.1% in Congo as of 2023.
- What is the difference in expense between Congo and Nicaragua?
- 0.2%, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Nicaragua?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2021.
- How do Congo and Nicaragua rank globally for expense?
- Congo ranks 130th and Nicaragua ranks 129th 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.