Kuwait vs North America: Other expense
Kuwait
20.5%
in 2006
North America
7.6%
in 2023
Kuwait rank
13th
North America rank
11th
Other expense over time
- Kuwait
- North America
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 20.5% against 7.6% in North America, a difference of 12.9%.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 2.7 times North America's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 13th and North America ranks 11th of 147 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.0% | 3.1% | 1.8% | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 14.9% | 8.0% | 7.0% | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher other expense, Kuwait or North America?
- Kuwait, at 20.5% against 7.6% in North America as of 2006.
- What is the difference in other expense between Kuwait and North America?
- 12.9%, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and North America?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2006.
- How do Kuwait and North America rank globally for other expense?
- Kuwait ranks 13th and North America ranks 11th 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.