Expense in Nauru

Nauru: Expense was 103.6% in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
103.6%
Change on year
up 15.7%
World rank
1st
of 157 countries
All-time high
103.6%
in 2020
All-time low
78.4%
in 2018
Years of data
7
2014–2020

Expense in Nauru, 2014–2020

02550751002014201720202014: 86.8 % of GDP2015: 95.2 % of GDP2016: 88.8 % of GDP2017: 90.6 % of GDP2018: 78.4 % of GDP2019: 89.5 % of GDP2020: 103.6 % of GDP

Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.

Analysis

Nauru recorded 103.6% for expense in 2020. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.

The figure is up 15.7% on the previous year and up 19.4% over ten years.

That places Nauru 1st out of 157 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 88.2% 78.4% 95.2% 6
2020s 103.6% 103.6% 103.6% 1

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Frequently asked questions

What is expense in Nauru?
Expense in Nauru was 103.6% in 2020, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest expense recorded in Nauru?
The highest recorded value was 103.6% in 2020.
What is the lowest expense recorded in Nauru?
The lowest recorded value was 78.4% in 2018.
How does Nauru rank for expense?
Nauru ranks 1st out of 157 countries with data for 2020.
Is expense rising or falling in Nauru?
Over the last ten years it is up 19.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Nauru 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

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.