El Salvador vs Korea: Expense

El Salvador
27.9%
in 2023
Korea
28.3%
in 2023
El Salvador rank
67th
Korea rank
66th

Expense over time

  • El Salvador
  • Korea
101520253035197219972023

How they compare

Korea currently reports 28.3% against 27.9% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.4%.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Korea ahead.

El Salvador ranks 67th and Korea ranks 66th of 157 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 3 and Korea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Korea Difference Ahead
1990s 13.1% 14.5% 1.4% Korea
2000s 20.7% 16.7% 4.0% El Salvador
2010s 23.8% 22.0% 1.8% El Salvador
2020s 29.7% 29.0% 0.6% El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher expense, El Salvador or Korea?
Korea, at 28.3% against 27.9% in El Salvador as of 2023.
What is the difference in expense between El Salvador and Korea?
0.4%, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Korea?
26 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.
How do El Salvador and Korea rank globally for expense?
El Salvador ranks 67th and Korea ranks 66th 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.