Somalia vs United Arab Emirates: Expense
Expense over time
- Somalia
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 6.3% against 3.8% in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 2.5%.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.7 times United Arab Emirates's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2017 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.
Somalia ranks 154th and United Arab Emirates ranks 157th of 157 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 1 and United Arab Emirates in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.3% | 3.9% | 0.6% | United Arab Emirates |
| 2020s | 5.9% | 4.5% | 1.5% | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher expense, Somalia or United Arab Emirates?
- Somalia, at 6.3% against 3.8% in United Arab Emirates as of 2023.
- What is the difference in expense between Somalia and United Arab Emirates?
- 2.5%, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and United Arab Emirates?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2023.
- How do Somalia and United Arab Emirates rank globally for expense?
- Somalia ranks 154th and United Arab Emirates ranks 157th 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.