New Zealand vs Uruguay: Expense

New Zealand
35.5%
in 2022
Uruguay
36.5%
in 2023
New Zealand rank
32nd
Uruguay rank
29th

Expense over time

  • New Zealand
  • Uruguay
010203040197219972023

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 36.5% against 35.5% in New Zealand, a difference of 1.0%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1972 it was New Zealand ahead.

New Zealand ranks 32nd and Uruguay ranks 29th of 157 countries.

New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Uruguay Difference Ahead
1970s 29.9% 21.2% 8.7% New Zealand
1980s 37.3% 23.8% 13.5% New Zealand
2000s 31.6% 26.9% 4.7% New Zealand
2010s 32.7% 30.4% 2.3% New Zealand
2020s 35.1% 34.1% 1.0% New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher expense, New Zealand or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 36.5% against 35.5% in New Zealand as of 2023.
What is the difference in expense between New Zealand and Uruguay?
1.0%, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Uruguay?
39 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2022.
How do New Zealand and Uruguay rank globally for expense?
New Zealand ranks 32nd and Uruguay ranks 29th 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.