Other expense in Australia
Australia: Other expense was 7.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Other expense in Australia, 1990–2022
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
In 2022, other expense in Australia stood at 7.4%.
The figure is up 13.0% on the previous year and down 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other expense in Australia peaked at 9.0% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1994.
Australia ranks 65th of 147 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.2% | 0.2% | 5.3% | 6 |
| 2000s | 7.8% | 6.1% | 9.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.3% | 7.9% | 8.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.0% | 6.5% | 7.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More public sector data for Australia
- Arms imports 983.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Tax revenue 23.6% (2022)
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains 67.9% (2022)
- Taxes on goods and services 17.8% (2022)
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets 0.8% (2022)
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) -1.3% (2022)
- Interest payments 3.1% (2022)
- Grants and other revenue 11.5% (2022)
- Interest payments 3.0% (2022)
- Other taxes 0.2% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is other expense in Australia?
- Other expense in Australia was 7.4% in 2022, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest other expense recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 9.0% in 2002.
- What is the lowest other expense recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1994.
- How does Australia rank for other expense?
- Australia ranks 65th out of 147 countries with data for 2022.
- Is other expense rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia 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.