Nicaragua vs Philippines: Expense
Nicaragua
16.3%
in 2023
Philippines
16.9%
in 2023
Nicaragua rank
129th
Philippines rank
126th
Expense over time
- Nicaragua
- Philippines
How they compare
Philippines currently reports 16.9% against 16.3% in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Nicaragua ranks 129th and Philippines ranks 126th of 157 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 2 and Philippines in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nicaragua | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.6% | 14.2% | 20.4% | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 14.0% | 15.3% | 1.3% | Philippines |
| 2010s | 15.8% | 13.6% | 2.1% | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 16.6% | 18.5% | 1.9% | Philippines |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher expense, Nicaragua or Philippines?
- Philippines, at 16.9% against 16.3% in Nicaragua as of 2023.
- What is the difference in expense between Nicaragua and Philippines?
- 0.6%, with Philippines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Philippines?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Nicaragua and Philippines rank globally for expense?
- Nicaragua ranks 129th and Philippines ranks 126th 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.