Fiji vs Jamaica: Expense
Fiji
27.8%
in 2023
Jamaica
27.5%
in 2020
Fiji rank
69th
Jamaica rank
72nd
Expense over time
- Fiji
- Jamaica
How they compare
Fiji currently reports 27.8% against 27.5% in Jamaica, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Fiji ahead.
Fiji ranks 69th and Jamaica ranks 72nd of 157 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Fiji averaged higher in 2 and Jamaica in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Fiji | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.7% | 20.7% | 5.1% | Fiji |
| 2000s | 24.1% | 30.4% | 6.3% | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 25.3% | 25.8% | 0.6% | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 32.5% | 27.5% | 5.1% | Fiji |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher expense, Fiji or Jamaica?
- Fiji, at 27.8% against 27.5% in Jamaica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in expense between Fiji and Jamaica?
- 0.3%, with Fiji ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and Jamaica?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
- How do Fiji and Jamaica rank globally for expense?
- Fiji ranks 69th and Jamaica ranks 72nd 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.