Namibia vs New Zealand: Expense

Namibia
36.2%
in 2023
New Zealand
35.5%
in 2022
Namibia rank
30th
New Zealand rank
32nd

Expense over time

  • Namibia
  • New Zealand
010203040197219972023

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 36.2% against 35.5% in New Zealand, a difference of 0.7%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2001 it was New Zealand ahead.

Namibia ranks 30th and New Zealand ranks 32nd of 157 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 2 and New Zealand in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Namibia New Zealand Difference Ahead
2000s 26.1% 31.6% 5.5% New Zealand
2010s 34.8% 32.7% 2.2% Namibia
2020s 37.9% 35.1% 2.7% Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher expense, Namibia or New Zealand?
Namibia, at 36.2% against 35.5% in New Zealand as of 2023.
What is the difference in expense between Namibia and New Zealand?
0.7%, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and New Zealand?
22 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2022.
How do Namibia and New Zealand rank globally for expense?
Namibia ranks 30th and New Zealand ranks 32nd 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.