Dominican Republic vs Paraguay: Expense

Dominican Republic
18.1%
in 2023
Paraguay
18.9%
in 2023
Dominican Republic rank
117th
Paraguay rank
116th

Expense over time

  • Dominican Republic
  • Paraguay
5101520197219972023

How they compare

Paraguay currently reports 18.9% against 18.1% in Dominican Republic, a difference of 0.8%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Dominican Republic ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 117th and Paraguay ranks 116th of 157 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Dominican Republic Paraguay Difference Ahead
2000s 14.3% 11.9% 2.4% Dominican Republic
2010s 15.7% 15.0% 0.7% Dominican Republic
2020s 18.7% 17.7% 1.0% Dominican Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher expense, Dominican Republic or Paraguay?
Paraguay, at 18.9% against 18.1% in Dominican Republic as of 2023.
What is the difference in expense between Dominican Republic and Paraguay?
0.8%, with Paraguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Paraguay?
19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
How do Dominican Republic and Paraguay rank globally for expense?
Dominican Republic ranks 117th and Paraguay ranks 116th 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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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.