Which has higher gross national expenditure, Nicaragua or Rwanda?

Rwanda, at 113.6% against 113.3% in Nicaragua as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Rwanda?

32 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as Gross national expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Nicaragua vs Rwanda: Gross national expenditure

Nicaragua

113.3%

in 2025

Rwanda

113.6%

in 2025

Nicaragua rank

48th

Rwanda rank

46th

Gross national expenditure over time

Nicaragua
Rwanda

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 113.6% against 113.3% in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Rwanda ahead.

Nicaragua ranks 48th and Rwanda ranks 46th of 186 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 2 and Rwanda in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nicaragua	Rwanda	Difference	Ahead
1990s	115.7%	130.1%	14.3%	Rwanda
2000s	122.2%	116.3%	5.9%	Nicaragua
2010s	116.0%	114.0%	2.1%	Nicaragua
2020s	113.0%	115.6%	2.6%	Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross national expenditure, Nicaragua or Rwanda?: Rwanda, at 113.6% against 113.3% in Nicaragua as of 2025.
What is the difference in gross national expenditure between Nicaragua and Rwanda?: 0.3%, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Rwanda?: 32 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2025.
How do Nicaragua and Rwanda rank globally for gross national expenditure?: Nicaragua ranks 48th and Rwanda ranks 46th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as Gross national expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Gross national expenditure (% of GDP)
Unit: % of GDP
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 186 places, 8,544 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Gross national expenditure is the sum of household final consumption expenditure, general government final consumption expenditure, and gross capital formation. 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.