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
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
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.