Latvia vs Spain: Expense

Latvia
34.2%
in 2023
Spain
34.0%
in 2023
Latvia rank
40th
Spain rank
41st

Expense over time

  • Latvia
  • Spain
010203040197219972023

How they compare

Latvia currently reports 34.2% against 34.0% in Spain, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Spain ahead.

Latvia ranks 40th and Spain ranks 41st of 157 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Latvia averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latvia Spain Difference Ahead
1990s 17.7% 33.8% 16.1% Spain
2000s 29.8% 28.6% 1.2% Latvia
2010s 32.5% 33.1% 0.5% Spain
2020s 36.3% 37.0% 0.7% Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher expense, Latvia or Spain?
Latvia, at 34.2% against 34.0% in Spain as of 2023.
What is the difference in expense between Latvia and Spain?
0.2%, with Latvia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Spain?
21 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2023.
How do Latvia and Spain rank globally for expense?
Latvia ranks 40th and Spain ranks 41st 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.