Which has higher expense, Samoa or Saint Kitts and Nevis?

Saint Kitts and Nevis, at 26.7% against 26.7% in Samoa as of 2020.

What is the difference in expense between Samoa and Saint Kitts and Nevis?

0.0%, with Saint Kitts and Nevis ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Saint Kitts and Nevis?

7 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2020.

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.

Samoa vs Saint Kitts and Nevis: Expense

Samoa

26.7%

in 2023

Saint Kitts and Nevis

26.7%

in 2020

Samoa rank

74th

Saint Kitts and Nevis rank

73rd

Expense over time

Samoa
Saint Kitts and Nevis

How they compare

Saint Kitts and Nevis currently reports 26.7% against 26.7% in Samoa, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Samoa ahead.

Samoa ranks 74th and Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 73rd of 157 countries.

Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Samoa	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Difference	Ahead
2010s	27.8%	24.3%	3.4%	Samoa
2020s	29.8%	26.7%	3.1%	Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher expense, Samoa or Saint Kitts and Nevis?: Saint Kitts and Nevis, at 26.7% against 26.7% in Samoa as of 2020.
What is the difference in expense between Samoa and Saint Kitts and Nevis?: 0.0%, with Saint Kitts and Nevis ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Saint Kitts and Nevis?: 7 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2020.
How do Samoa and Saint Kitts and Nevis rank globally for expense?: Samoa ranks 74th and Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 73rd 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: 03 September 2026

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.