Malta vs Tunisia: Expense
Malta
33.7%
in 2023
Tunisia
33.8%
in 2012
Malta rank
44th
Tunisia rank
43rd
Expense over time
- Malta
- Tunisia
How they compare
Tunisia currently reports 33.8% against 33.7% in Malta, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Malta ahead.
Malta ranks 44th and Tunisia ranks 43rd of 157 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 4 and Tunisia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Tunisia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 32.9% | 23.4% | 9.6% | Malta |
| 1980s | 28.3% | 29.8% | 1.6% | Tunisia |
| 1990s | 33.8% | 27.5% | 6.2% | Malta |
| 2000s | 40.2% | 26.0% | 14.2% | Malta |
| 2010s | 40.0% | 31.1% | 8.9% | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher expense, Malta or Tunisia?
- Tunisia, at 33.8% against 33.7% in Malta as of 2012.
- What is the difference in expense between Malta and Tunisia?
- 0.1%, with Tunisia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Tunisia?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2012.
- How do Malta and Tunisia rank globally for expense?
- Malta ranks 44th and Tunisia ranks 43rd 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.