Jamaica vs Vanuatu: Expense
Jamaica
27.5%
in 2020
Vanuatu
26.6%
in 2023
Jamaica rank
72nd
Vanuatu rank
75th
Expense over time
- Jamaica
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 27.5% against 26.6% in Vanuatu, a difference of 0.9%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Jamaica ahead.
Jamaica ranks 72nd and Vanuatu ranks 75th of 157 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 3 and Vanuatu in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.8% | 20.1% | 3.7% | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 36.3% | 21.0% | 15.4% | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 25.8% | 22.2% | 3.7% | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 27.5% | 30.4% | 3.0% | Vanuatu |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher expense, Jamaica or Vanuatu?
- Jamaica, at 27.5% against 26.6% in Vanuatu as of 2020.
- What is the difference in expense between Jamaica and Vanuatu?
- 0.9%, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Vanuatu?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
- How do Jamaica and Vanuatu rank globally for expense?
- Jamaica ranks 72nd and Vanuatu ranks 75th 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.