Somalia vs United Arab Emirates: Expense

Somalia
6.3%
in 2023
United Arab Emirates
3.8%
in 2023
Somalia rank
154th
United Arab Emirates rank
157th

Expense over time

  • Somalia
  • United Arab Emirates
0246199720102023

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

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.