Bhutan vs High income: Other expense
Bhutan
22.9%
in 2020
High income
9.4%
in 2023
Bhutan rank
8th
High income rank
5th
Other expense over time
- Bhutan
- High income
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 22.9% against 9.4% in High income, a difference of 13.5%.
That makes Bhutan's figure about 2.4 times High income's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Bhutan ahead.
Bhutan ranks 8th and High income ranks 5th of 147 countries.
Bhutan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | High income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.4% | 3.8% | 2.6% | Bhutan |
| 2000s | 9.1% | 6.4% | 2.7% | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 16.8% | 7.9% | 8.9% | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 22.9% | 8.4% | 14.5% | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher other expense, Bhutan or High income?
- Bhutan, at 22.9% against 9.4% in High income as of 2020.
- What is the difference in other expense between Bhutan and High income?
- 13.5%, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and High income?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2020.
- How do Bhutan and High income rank globally for other expense?
- Bhutan ranks 8th and High income ranks 5th of 147 countries.
- 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.
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About this data
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.