Bhutan vs OECD members: Other expense
Bhutan
22.9%
in 2020
OECD members
8.6%
in 2023
Bhutan rank
8th
OECD members rank
6th
Other expense over time
- Bhutan
- OECD members
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 22.9% against 8.6% in OECD members, a difference of 14.3%.
That makes Bhutan's figure about 2.7 times OECD members's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1990 it was OECD members ahead.
Bhutan ranks 8th and OECD members ranks 6th of 147 countries.
Bhutan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | OECD members | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.9% | 3.6% | 2.2% | Bhutan |
| 2000s | 9.1% | 6.9% | 2.1% | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 16.8% | 8.2% | 8.6% | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 22.9% | 8.5% | 14.3% | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher other expense, Bhutan or OECD members?
- Bhutan, at 22.9% against 8.6% in OECD members as of 2020.
- What is the difference in other expense between Bhutan and OECD members?
- 14.3%, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and OECD members?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
- How do Bhutan and OECD members rank globally for other expense?
- Bhutan ranks 8th and OECD members ranks 6th 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.