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
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
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.