Kiribati vs Palau: Expense

Kiribati
83.7%
in 2023
Palau
59.0%
in 2020
Kiribati rank
2nd
Palau rank
5th

Expense over time

  • Kiribati
  • Palau
020406080200820152023

How they compare

Kiribati currently reports 83.7% against 59.0% in Palau, a difference of 24.7%.

That makes Kiribati's figure about 1.4 times Palau's.

Across all 10 years both countries report, Kiribati has been ahead every year.

Kiribati ranks 2nd and Palau ranks 5th of 157 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Kiribati Palau Difference Ahead
2010s 61.5% 45.2% 16.2% Kiribati
2020s 76.0% 59.0% 17.0% Kiribati

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher expense, Kiribati or Palau?
Kiribati, at 83.7% against 59.0% in Palau as of 2023.
What is the difference in expense between Kiribati and Palau?
24.7%, with Kiribati ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Palau?
10 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2020.
How do Kiribati and Palau rank globally for expense?
Kiribati ranks 2nd 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.