Euro area vs Ukraine: Expense

Euro area
40.0%
in 2022
Ukraine
65.6%
in 2023
Euro area rank
1st
Ukraine rank
3rd

Expense over time

  • Euro area
  • Ukraine
0204060197219972023

How they compare

Ukraine currently reports 65.6% against 40.0% in Euro area, a difference of 25.6%.

That makes Ukraine's figure about 1.6 times Euro area's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Euro area ahead.

Euro area ranks 1st and Ukraine ranks 3rd of 26 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, Euro area averaged higher in 3 and Ukraine in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Euro area Ukraine Difference Ahead
1990s 38.8% 25.2% 13.7% Euro area
2000s 37.4% 32.0% 5.4% Euro area
2010s 38.4% 36.9% 1.5% Euro area
2020s 41.5% 42.8% 1.2% Ukraine

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher expense, Euro area or Ukraine?
Ukraine, at 65.6% against 40.0% in Euro area as of 2023.
What is the difference in expense between Euro area and Ukraine?
25.6%, with Ukraine ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area and Ukraine?
24 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2022.
How do Euro area and Ukraine rank globally for expense?
Euro area ranks 1st and Ukraine ranks 3rd of 26 groups.
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.