Mexico vs Peru: Expense

Mexico
22.5%
in 2023
Peru
22.8%
in 2021
Mexico rank
99th
Peru rank
97th

Expense over time

  • Mexico
  • Peru
0102030197219972023

How they compare

Peru currently reports 22.8% against 22.5% in Mexico, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Peru ahead.

Mexico ranks 99th and Peru ranks 97th of 157 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 2 and Peru in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mexico Peru Difference Ahead
1970s 12.1% 13.5% 1.4% Peru
1980s 20.1% 16.4% 3.7% Mexico
1990s 12.1% 16.8% 4.7% Peru
2000s 16.3% 18.5% 2.1% Peru
2010s 20.5% 19.3% 1.1% Mexico
2020s 21.3% 24.9% 3.6% Peru

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher expense, Mexico or Peru?
Peru, at 22.8% against 22.5% in Mexico as of 2021.
What is the difference in expense between Mexico and Peru?
0.3%, with Peru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Peru?
42 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2021.
How do Mexico and Peru rank globally for expense?
Mexico ranks 99th and Peru ranks 97th 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.