Romania vs Uruguay: Expense

Romania
37.3%
in 2022
Uruguay
36.5%
in 2023
Romania rank
27th
Uruguay rank
29th

Expense over time

  • Romania
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

Romania currently reports 37.3% against 36.5% in Uruguay, a difference of 0.8%.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Romania ahead.

Romania ranks 27th and Uruguay ranks 29th of 157 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Romania Uruguay Difference Ahead
1980s 36.6% 24.1% 12.4% Romania
1990s 31.5% 26.3% 5.2% Romania
2000s 32.4% 26.9% 5.6% Romania
2010s 32.9% 30.4% 2.5% Romania
2020s 37.6% 34.1% 3.4% Romania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher expense, Romania or Uruguay?
Romania, at 37.3% against 36.5% in Uruguay as of 2022.
What is the difference in expense between Romania and Uruguay?
0.8%, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and Uruguay?
42 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2022.
How do Romania and Uruguay rank globally for expense?
Romania ranks 27th 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.