Equatorial Guinea vs Zimbabwe: Expense

Equatorial Guinea
11.0%
in 2022
Zimbabwe
11.0%
in 2018
Equatorial Guinea rank
146th
Zimbabwe rank
149th

Expense over time

  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Zimbabwe
510152025200620142022

How they compare

Equatorial Guinea currently reports 11.0% against 11.0% in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Zimbabwe ahead.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 146th and Zimbabwe ranks 149th of 157 countries.

Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Equatorial Guinea Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
2000s 4.9% 9.5% 4.6% Zimbabwe
2010s 8.3% 17.6% 9.3% Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher expense, Equatorial Guinea or Zimbabwe?
Equatorial Guinea, at 11.0% against 11.0% in Zimbabwe as of 2022.
What is the difference in expense between Equatorial Guinea and Zimbabwe?
0.0%, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Zimbabwe?
8 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2018.
How do Equatorial Guinea and Zimbabwe rank globally for expense?
Equatorial Guinea ranks 146th and Zimbabwe ranks 149th 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.