Fiji vs South Korea: Expense

Fiji
27.8%
in 2023
South Korea
28.3%
in 2023
Fiji rank
69th
South Korea rank
66th

Expense over time

  • Fiji
  • South Korea
10203040197219972023

How they compare

South Korea currently reports 28.3% against 27.8% in Fiji, a difference of 0.5%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Fiji ahead.

Fiji ranks 69th and South Korea ranks 66th of 157 countries.

Fiji has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Fiji South Korea Difference Ahead
1990s 25.7% 12.8% 12.9% Fiji
2000s 24.1% 17.5% 6.6% Fiji
2010s 25.3% 22.0% 3.2% Fiji
2020s 31.6% 29.0% 2.6% Fiji

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher expense, Fiji or South Korea?
South Korea, at 28.3% against 27.8% in Fiji as of 2023.
What is the difference in expense between Fiji and South Korea?
0.5%, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and South Korea?
27 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Fiji and South Korea rank globally for expense?
Fiji ranks 69th and South 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

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.