El Salvador vs Iraq: Expense

El Salvador
27.9%
in 2023
Iraq
27.6%
in 2019
El Salvador rank
67th
Iraq rank
70th

Expense over time

  • El Salvador
  • Iraq
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 27.9% against 27.6% in Iraq, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2014 it was Iraq ahead.

El Salvador ranks 67th and Iraq ranks 70th of 157 countries.

Iraq has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher expense, El Salvador or Iraq?
El Salvador, at 27.9% against 27.6% in Iraq as of 2023.
What is the difference in expense between El Salvador and Iraq?
0.3%, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Iraq?
6 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2019.
How do El Salvador and Iraq rank globally for expense?
El Salvador ranks 67th and Iraq ranks 70th 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.