Italy vs Palau: Expense

Italy
47.3%
in 2023
Palau
59.0%
in 2020
Italy rank
8th
Palau rank
5th

Expense over time

  • Italy
  • Palau
0204060197319982023

How they compare

Palau currently reports 59.0% against 47.3% in Italy, a difference of 11.7%.

That makes Palau's figure about 1.2 times Italy's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Palau ahead.

Italy ranks 8th and Palau ranks 5th of 157 countries.

Palau has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Palau Difference Ahead
2000s 42.3% 51.5% 9.2% Palau
2010s 43.0% 45.8% 2.8% Palau
2020s 50.3% 59.0% 8.6% Palau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher expense, Italy or Palau?
Palau, at 59.0% against 47.3% in Italy as of 2020.
What is the difference in expense between Italy and Palau?
11.7%, with Palau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Palau?
13 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2020.
How do Italy and Palau rank globally for expense?
Italy ranks 8th and Palau ranks 5th 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.