Which has higher expense, Jamaica or Samoa?

Jamaica, at 27.5% against 26.7% in Samoa as of 2020.

How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Samoa?

9 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2020.

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.

Jamaica vs Samoa: Expense

Jamaica

27.5%

in 2020

Samoa

26.7%

in 2023

Jamaica rank

72nd

Samoa rank

74th

Expense over time

Jamaica
Samoa

How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 27.5% against 26.7% in Samoa, a difference of 0.8%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Samoa ahead.

Jamaica ranks 72nd and Samoa ranks 74th of 157 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Jamaica	Samoa	Difference	Ahead
2010s	25.1%	27.8%	2.7%	Samoa
2020s	27.5%	29.8%	2.3%	Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher expense, Jamaica or Samoa?: Jamaica, at 27.5% against 26.7% in Samoa as of 2020.
What is the difference in expense between Jamaica and Samoa?: 0.8%, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Samoa?: 9 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2020.
How do Jamaica and Samoa rank globally for expense?: Jamaica ranks 72nd and Samoa ranks 74th 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: 20 August 2026

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.