Egypt vs Germany: Expense

Egypt
30.2%
in 2015
Germany
31.2%
in 2022
Egypt rank
58th
Germany rank
55th

Expense over time

  • Egypt
  • Germany
0204060197219972022

How they compare

Germany currently reports 31.2% against 30.2% in Egypt, a difference of 1.0%.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Egypt ahead.

Egypt ranks 58th and Germany ranks 55th of 157 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 3 and Germany in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Germany Difference Ahead
1970s 42.7% 24.5% 18.2% Egypt
1980s 36.2% 25.7% 10.5% Egypt
1990s 28.5% 31.6% 3.0% Germany
2000s 28.9% 29.6% 0.6% Germany
2010s 30.3% 28.3% 2.0% Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher expense, Egypt or Germany?
Germany, at 31.2% against 30.2% in Egypt as of 2022.
What is the difference in expense between Egypt and Germany?
1.0%, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Germany?
36 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2015.
How do Egypt and Germany rank globally for expense?
Egypt ranks 58th and Germany ranks 55th 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.