Other expense in Armenia
Armenia: Other expense was 17.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Other expense in Armenia, 2004–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
In 2023, other expense in Armenia stood at 17.1%.
The figure is down 5.6% on the previous year and down 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other expense in Armenia peaked at 22.9% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2005.
Armenia ranks 17th of 147 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Other expense in Armenia, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 6.2% | — |
| 2005 | 0.8% | -86.9% |
| 2006 | 4.7% | +484.6% |
| 2007 | 5.7% | +19.4% |
| 2008 | 22.4% | +296.1% |
| 2009 | 22.9% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 20.3% | -11.7% |
| 2011 | 22.1% | +9.1% |
| 2012 | 19.7% | -10.7% |
| 2013 | 21.1% | +7.0% |
| 2014 | 15.0% | -28.8% |
| 2015 | 20.0% | +32.8% |
| 2016 | 15.2% | -23.9% |
| 2017 | 15.4% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 14.7% | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 15.1% | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 18.1% | +19.5% |
| 2021 | 17.2% | -4.6% |
| 2022 | 18.1% | +4.9% |
| 2023 | 17.1% | -5.6% |
Armenia compared with similar countries
- Armenia's 17.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.9%, 2.9× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Armenia's 17.1% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.5%, 2.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Other expense in Armenia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +484.6% | 0.8% | 4.7% |
| 2008 | +296.1% | 5.7% | 22.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.5% | 0.8% | 22.9% | 6 |
| 2010s | 17.9% | 14.7% | 22.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.6% | 17.1% | 18.1% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is other expense in Armenia?
- Other expense in Armenia was 17.1% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest other expense recorded in Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 22.9% in 2009.
- What is the lowest other expense recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2005.
- How does Armenia rank for other expense?
- Armenia ranks 17th out of 147 countries with data for 2023.
- Is other expense rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Armenia data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Other expense (% of expense). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.