Expense in Central Europe and the Baltics
Central Europe and the Baltics: Expense was 37.3% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Expense in Central Europe and the Baltics, 1994–2022
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Central Europe and the Baltics recorded 37.3% for expense in 2022.
The figure is down 2.9% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expense in Central Europe and the Baltics peaked at 41.7% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 34.2%, in 2018.
Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 4th of 26 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Expense in Central Europe and the Baltics, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 35.0% | — |
| 1995 | 40.9% | +16.8% |
| 1996 | 41.7% | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 38.5% | -7.7% |
| 1998 | 38.3% | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 38.6% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 38.2% | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 38.1% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 38.2% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 38.3% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 36.4% | -5.0% |
| 2005 | 35.8% | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 35.4% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 34.8% | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 35.4% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 38.0% | +7.3% |
| 2010 | 37.6% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 36.5% | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 36.4% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 37.0% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 36.5% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 35.8% | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 35.6% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 34.6% | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 34.2% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 34.7% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 40.4% | +16.4% |
| 2021 | 38.4% | -5.0% |
| 2022 | 37.3% | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38.8% | 35.0% | 41.7% | 6 |
| 2000s | 36.9% | 34.8% | 38.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.9% | 34.2% | 37.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.7% | 37.3% | 40.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Central Europe and the Baltics
More economy & growth data for Central Europe and the Baltics
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9083 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per capita 17,305 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), annual growth rate 10.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2329 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), per capita 6,445 current US$ per person (2025)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), annual growth rate 14.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- GNI (current US$), annual growth rate 11.75 % change on previous year (2025)
- GNI (current US$), per capita 26,790 current US$ per person (2025)
- GNI (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.968 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.6252 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expense in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Expense in Central Europe and the Baltics was 37.3% in 2022, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest expense recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The highest recorded value was 41.7% in 1996.
- What is the lowest expense recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.2% in 2018.
- How does Central Europe and the Baltics rank for expense?
- Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 4th out of 26 groups with data for 2022.
- Is expense rising or falling in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Central Europe and the Baltics data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Expense (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.