Gabon vs Guinea-Bissau: Expense

Gabon
14.1%
in 2021
Guinea-Bissau
15.5%
in 2023
Gabon rank
136th
Guinea-Bissau rank
133rd

Expense over time

  • Gabon
  • Guinea-Bissau
051015201220172023

How they compare

Guinea-Bissau currently reports 15.5% against 14.1% in Gabon, a difference of 1.4%.

That makes Guinea-Bissau's figure about 1.1 times Gabon's.

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

Gabon ranks 136th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 133rd of 157 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Gabon Guinea-Bissau Difference Ahead
2010s 14.3% 13.1% 1.2% Gabon
2020s 15.2% 14.7% 0.6% Gabon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher expense, Gabon or Guinea-Bissau?
Guinea-Bissau, at 15.5% against 14.1% in Gabon as of 2023.
What is the difference in expense between Gabon and Guinea-Bissau?
1.4%, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Guinea-Bissau?
5 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2021.
How do Gabon and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for expense?
Gabon ranks 136th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 133rd 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.