Côte d'Ivoire vs Saint Lucia: Expense

Côte d'Ivoire
17.9%
in 2023
Saint Lucia
17.6%
in 2017
Côte d'Ivoire rank
120th
Saint Lucia rank
121st

Expense over time

  • Côte d'Ivoire
  • Saint Lucia
05101520200020112023

How they compare

Côte d'Ivoire currently reports 17.9% against 17.6% in Saint Lucia, a difference of 0.3%.

Across all 17 years both countries report, Saint Lucia has been ahead every year.

Côte d'Ivoire ranks 120th and Saint Lucia ranks 121st of 157 countries.

Saint Lucia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Côte d'Ivoire Saint Lucia Difference Ahead
2000s 10.0% 16.1% 6.1% Saint Lucia
2010s 11.6% 18.3% 6.7% Saint Lucia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher expense, Côte d'Ivoire or Saint Lucia?
Côte d'Ivoire, at 17.9% against 17.6% in Saint Lucia as of 2023.
What is the difference in expense between Côte d'Ivoire and Saint Lucia?
0.3%, with Côte d'Ivoire ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Côte d'Ivoire and Saint Lucia?
17 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2017.
How do Côte d'Ivoire and Saint Lucia rank globally for expense?
Côte d'Ivoire ranks 120th and Saint Lucia ranks 121st 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.