Iceland vs Türkiye: Expense

Iceland
32.0%
in 2023
Türkiye
33.0%
in 2023
Iceland rank
53rd
Türkiye rank
50th

Expense over time

  • Iceland
  • Türkiye
1020304050197219972023

How they compare

Türkiye currently reports 33.0% against 32.0% in Iceland, a difference of 1.0%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Iceland ahead.

Iceland ranks 53rd and Türkiye ranks 50th of 157 countries.

Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland Türkiye Difference Ahead
1970s 23.3% 15.2% 8.1% Iceland
1980s 25.4% 15.8% 9.5% Iceland
1990s 28.9% 19.3% 9.6% Iceland
2000s 45.9% 32.7% 13.2% Iceland
2010s 33.9% 31.0% 3.0% Iceland
2020s 33.9% 31.4% 2.5% Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher expense, Iceland or Türkiye?
Türkiye, at 33.0% against 32.0% in Iceland as of 2023.
What is the difference in expense between Iceland and Türkiye?
1.0%, with Türkiye ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Türkiye?
42 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2023.
How do Iceland and Türkiye rank globally for expense?
Iceland ranks 53rd and Türkiye ranks 50th 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.