Namibia vs Serbia: Expense

Namibia
36.2%
in 2023
Serbia
35.5%
in 2022
Namibia rank
30th
Serbia rank
33rd

Expense over time

  • Namibia
  • Serbia
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How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 5 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Serbia ahead.

Namibia ranks 30th and Serbia ranks 33rd of 157 countries.

Serbia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Namibia Serbia Difference Ahead
2000s 25.1% 34.0% 9.0% Serbia
2010s 34.8% 36.9% 2.0% Serbia
2020s 37.9% 38.6% 0.7% Serbia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher expense, Namibia or Serbia?
Namibia, at 36.2% against 35.5% in Serbia as of 2023.
What is the difference in expense between Namibia and Serbia?
0.7%, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Serbia?
16 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2022.
How do Namibia and Serbia rank globally for expense?
Namibia ranks 30th and Serbia ranks 33rd 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.