Nicaragua vs Switzerland: Expense
Nicaragua
16.3%
in 2023
Switzerland
16.1%
in 2023
Nicaragua rank
129th
Switzerland rank
131st
Expense over time
- Nicaragua
- Switzerland
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 16.3% against 16.1% in Switzerland, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Nicaragua ranks 129th and Switzerland ranks 131st of 157 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 1 and Switzerland in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nicaragua | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.7% | 17.1% | 3.6% | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 14.0% | 17.3% | 3.4% | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 15.8% | 16.6% | 0.8% | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 16.6% | 17.5% | 0.9% | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher expense, Nicaragua or Switzerland?
- Nicaragua, at 16.3% against 16.1% in Switzerland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in expense between Nicaragua and Switzerland?
- 0.2%, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Switzerland?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Nicaragua and Switzerland rank globally for expense?
- Nicaragua ranks 129th and Switzerland ranks 131st 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.