Lithuania vs South Africa: Expense
Lithuania
33.9%
in 2023
South Africa
33.4%
in 2022
Lithuania rank
42nd
South Africa rank
45th
Expense over time
- Lithuania
- South Africa
How they compare
Lithuania currently reports 33.9% against 33.4% in South Africa, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1991 it was South Africa ahead.
Lithuania ranks 42nd and South Africa ranks 45th of 157 countries.
Lithuania has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lithuania | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.7% | 26.2% | 5.4% | Lithuania |
| 2000s | 33.9% | 25.7% | 8.2% | Lithuania |
| 2010s | 33.7% | 32.2% | 1.5% | Lithuania |
| 2020s | 36.1% | 35.3% | 0.8% | Lithuania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher expense, Lithuania or South Africa?
- Lithuania, at 33.9% against 33.4% in South Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in expense between Lithuania and South Africa?
- 0.5%, with Lithuania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania and South Africa?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2022.
- How do Lithuania and South Africa rank globally for expense?
- Lithuania ranks 42nd and South Africa ranks 45th 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.