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
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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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.