Singapore vs Uganda: Expense

Singapore
17.1%
in 2023
Uganda
16.6%
in 2023
Singapore rank
124th
Uganda rank
127th

Expense over time

  • Singapore
  • Uganda
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How they compare

Singapore currently reports 17.1% against 16.6% in Uganda, a difference of 0.5%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Singapore ahead.

Singapore ranks 124th and Uganda ranks 127th of 157 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Singapore Uganda Difference Ahead
2010s 14.7% 11.7% 2.9% Singapore
2020s 18.4% 15.7% 2.7% Singapore

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher expense, Singapore or Uganda?
Singapore, at 17.1% against 16.6% in Uganda as of 2023.
What is the difference in expense between Singapore and Uganda?
0.5%, with Singapore ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Singapore and Uganda?
9 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2023.
How do Singapore and Uganda rank globally for expense?
Singapore ranks 124th and Uganda ranks 127th 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.