Other expense in East Asia & Pacific
East Asia & Pacific: Other expense was 5.7% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Other expense in East Asia & Pacific, 2009–2022
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
East Asia & Pacific recorded 5.7% for other expense in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 34.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other expense in East Asia & Pacific peaked at 9.2% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 5.7%, in 2022.
That places East Asia & Pacific 23rd out of 39 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Other expense in East Asia & Pacific, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 6.0% | — |
| 2010 | 7.7% | +27.2% |
| 2011 | 9.2% | +20.8% |
| 2012 | 8.7% | -5.9% |
| 2013 | 8.5% | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 8.2% | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 7.2% | -12.3% |
| 2016 | 7.8% | +9.3% |
| 2017 | 7.9% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 8.0% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 7.4% | -6.8% |
| 2020 | 7.2% | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 5.8% | -20.3% |
| 2022 | 5.7% | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.0% | 6.0% | 6.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 8.1% | 7.2% | 9.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.2% | 5.7% | 7.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific
More public sector data for East Asia & Pacific
- Arms imports 4.69 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 1.96 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 12.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 4.69 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 217.12 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0161 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 6.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 518.54 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 170.8 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is other expense in East Asia & Pacific?
- Other expense in East Asia & Pacific was 5.7% in 2022, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest other expense recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The highest recorded value was 9.2% in 2011.
- What is the lowest other expense recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.7% in 2022.
- How does East Asia & Pacific rank for other expense?
- East Asia & Pacific ranks 23rd out of 39 groups with data for 2022.
- Is other expense rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific 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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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.