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
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
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.