Which has higher expense, Kazakhstan or Rwanda?

Rwanda, at 18.0% against 17.4% in Kazakhstan as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Rwanda?

10 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2023.

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.

Kazakhstan vs Rwanda: Expense

Kazakhstan

17.4%

in 2023

Rwanda

18.0%

in 2023

Kazakhstan rank

122nd

Rwanda rank

119th

Expense over time

Kazakhstan
Rwanda

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 18.0% against 17.4% in Kazakhstan, a difference of 0.6%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2014 it was Rwanda ahead.

Kazakhstan ranks 122nd and Rwanda ranks 119th of 157 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kazakhstan	Rwanda	Difference	Ahead
2010s	16.2%	18.3%	2.2%	Rwanda
2020s	16.9%	19.4%	2.6%	Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher expense, Kazakhstan or Rwanda?: Rwanda, at 18.0% against 17.4% in Kazakhstan as of 2023.
What is the difference in expense between Kazakhstan and Rwanda?: 0.6%, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Rwanda?: 10 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2023.
How do Kazakhstan and Rwanda rank globally for expense?: Kazakhstan ranks 122nd and Rwanda ranks 119th 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.