Africa Eastern and Southern vs Sweden: Other expense

Africa Eastern and Southern
5.0%
in 2022
Sweden
13.8%
in 2022
Africa Eastern and Southern rank
32nd
Sweden rank
29th

Other expense over time

  • Africa Eastern and Southern
  • Sweden
051015199020062022

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 13.8% against 5.0% in Africa Eastern and Southern, a difference of 8.8%.

That makes Sweden's figure about 2.7 times Africa Eastern and Southern's.

Across all 14 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.

Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 32nd and Sweden ranks 29th of 41 groups.

Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Eastern and Southern Sweden Difference Ahead
2000s 2.5% 12.3% 9.8% Sweden
2010s 2.6% 11.4% 8.8% Sweden
2020s 5.0% 12.7% 7.7% Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher other expense, Africa Eastern and Southern or Sweden?
Sweden, at 13.8% against 5.0% in Africa Eastern and Southern as of 2022.
What is the difference in other expense between Africa Eastern and Southern and Sweden?
8.8%, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Eastern and Southern and Sweden?
14 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2022.
How do Africa Eastern and Southern and Sweden rank globally for other expense?
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 32nd and Sweden ranks 29th of 41 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Other expense (% of expense). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Africa Eastern and Southern vs Sweden: Other expense. Statizoid, drawing on Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Retrieved 07 September 2026, from https://public-sector.statizoid.com/compare/other-expense-percent-of-expense/africa-eastern-and-southern/sweden/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://public-sector.statizoid.com/compare/other-expense-percent-of-expense/africa-eastern-and-southern/sweden/">Africa Eastern and Southern vs Sweden: Other expense</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Other expense (% of expense)
Unit
% of expense
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
188 places, 3,953 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

Other expense is spending on dividends, rent, and other miscellaneous expenses, including provision for consumption of fixed capital. This indicator is expressed as percentage of total expenses which is any decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction.