Other expense in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Other expense was 5.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Other expense in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), 2008–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) recorded 5.1% for other expense in 2023.
The figure is down 31.0% on the previous year and up 26.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other expense in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) peaked at 7.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3.9%, in 2018.
That places Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 28th out of 41 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Other expense in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 5.9% | — |
| 2009 | 5.9% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 5.4% | -7.5% |
| 2011 | 4.9% | -9.6% |
| 2012 | 4.5% | -8.5% |
| 2013 | 4.0% | -9.9% |
| 2014 | 4.7% | +16.2% |
| 2015 | 5.4% | +14.9% |
| 2016 | 5.0% | -7.1% |
| 2017 | 4.8% | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 3.9% | -17.6% |
| 2019 | 4.0% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 6.4% | +60.6% |
| 2021 | 5.7% | -10.5% |
| 2022 | 7.4% | +28.6% |
| 2023 | 5.1% | -31.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.9% | 5.9% | 5.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 4.7% | 3.9% | 5.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.2% | 5.1% | 7.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- 25 Iran, Islamic Republic of 14.4%
- 26 United Arab Emirates 14.2% compare
- 27 Israel 14.2% compare
- 28 Mali 14.1% compare
- 29 Sweden 13.8% compare
- 30 Peru 13.6% compare
- 31 Central African Republic 13.2% compare
More public sector data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- Arms imports 6.55 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 26.15 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0027 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 13.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 6.55 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 410.43 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0419 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 6.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 102.77 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 979.77 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
All data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is other expense in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Other expense in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) was 5.1% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest other expense recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 7.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest other expense recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.9% in 2018.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank for other expense?
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 28th out of 41 groups with data for 2023.
- Is other expense rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 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.