Palau vs Small states: Expense
Palau
59.0%
in 2020
Small states
31.7%
in 2019
Palau rank
5th
Small states rank
8th
Expense over time
- Palau
- Small states
How they compare
Palau currently reports 59.0% against 31.7% in Small states, a difference of 27.3%.
That makes Palau's figure about 1.9 times Small states's.
Across all 12 years both countries report, Palau has been ahead every year.
Palau ranks 5th and Small states ranks 8th of 157 countries.
Palau has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Palau | Small states | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 51.5% | 32.2% | 19.3% | Palau |
| 2010s | 45.8% | 32.0% | 13.8% | Palau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher expense, Palau or Small states?
- Palau, at 59.0% against 31.7% in Small states as of 2020.
- What is the difference in expense between Palau and Small states?
- 27.3%, with Palau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Palau and Small states?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2019.
- How do Palau and Small states rank globally for expense?
- Palau ranks 5th and Small states ranks 8th 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.