Macau, China vs Malawi: Expense

Macau, China
19.6%
in 2023
Malawi
20.2%
in 2022
Macau, China rank
111th
Malawi rank
108th

Expense over time

  • Macau, China
  • Malawi
1020304050199620092023

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 20.2% against 19.6% in Macau, China, a difference of 0.6%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Macau, China ahead.

Macau, China ranks 111th and Malawi ranks 108th of 157 countries.

Macau, China has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Macau, China Malawi Difference Ahead
2000s 17.1% 15.7% 1.4% Macau, China
2010s 13.7% 13.2% 0.5% Macau, China
2020s 41.4% 18.0% 23.4% Macau, China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher expense, Macau, China or Malawi?
Malawi, at 20.2% against 19.6% in Macau, China as of 2022.
What is the difference in expense between Macau, China and Malawi?
0.6%, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Macau, China and Malawi?
14 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2022.
How do Macau, China and Malawi rank globally for expense?
Macau, China ranks 111th and Malawi ranks 108th 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

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.