Ethiopia vs Somalia: Expense

Ethiopia
6.1%
in 2023
Somalia
6.3%
in 2023
Ethiopia rank
156th
Somalia rank
154th

Expense over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Somalia
5101520199020062023

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 6.3% against 6.1% in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2017 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 156th and Somalia ranks 154th of 157 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Somalia Difference Ahead
2010s 10.6% 3.3% 7.3% Ethiopia
2020s 7.3% 5.9% 1.4% Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher expense, Ethiopia or Somalia?
Somalia, at 6.3% against 6.1% in Ethiopia as of 2023.
What is the difference in expense between Ethiopia and Somalia?
0.2%, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Somalia?
5 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2023.
How do Ethiopia and Somalia rank globally for expense?
Ethiopia ranks 156th and Somalia ranks 154th 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.