Rwanda vs Sri Lanka: Expense

Rwanda
18.0%
in 2023
Sri Lanka
18.0%
in 2023
Rwanda rank
119th
Sri Lanka rank
118th

Expense over time

  • Rwanda
  • Sri Lanka
0102030199020062023

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 18.0% against 18.0% in Rwanda, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Rwanda ranks 119th and Sri Lanka ranks 118th of 157 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Rwanda averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Rwanda Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1990s 13.4% 24.7% 11.3% Sri Lanka
2010s 18.3% 15.6% 2.7% Rwanda
2020s 19.4% 17.6% 1.9% Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher expense, Rwanda or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 18.0% against 18.0% in Rwanda as of 2023.
What is the difference in expense between Rwanda and Sri Lanka?
0.0%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Sri Lanka?
13 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Rwanda and Sri Lanka rank globally for expense?
Rwanda ranks 119th and Sri Lanka ranks 118th 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

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.