Sudan vs Zimbabwe: Expense

Sudan
9.7%
in 2016
Zimbabwe
11.0%
in 2018
Sudan rank
152nd
Zimbabwe rank
149th

Expense over time

  • Sudan
  • Zimbabwe
0200400600800199820082018

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 11.0% against 9.7% in Sudan, a difference of 1.3%.

That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.1 times Sudan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Sudan ahead.

Sudan ranks 152nd and Zimbabwe ranks 149th of 157 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Sudan averaged higher in 1 and Zimbabwe in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sudan Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
2000s 15.7% 9.5% 6.2% Sudan
2010s 11.6% 20.8% 9.3% Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher expense, Sudan or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 11.0% against 9.7% in Sudan as of 2018.
What is the difference in expense between Sudan and Zimbabwe?
1.3%, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sudan and Zimbabwe?
5 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2016.
How do Sudan and Zimbabwe rank globally for expense?
Sudan ranks 152nd and Zimbabwe ranks 149th 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.