Other expense in Europe & Central Asia
Europe & Central Asia: Other expense was 7.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Other expense in Europe & Central Asia, 1995–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
Europe & Central Asia recorded 7.1% for other expense in 2023.
That represents a change of down 7.6% on the previous year and up 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other expense in Europe & Central Asia peaked at 7.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 4.7%, in 1997.
Europe & Central Asia ranks 14th of 39 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Other expense in Europe & Central Asia, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 6.1% | — |
| 1996 | 5.0% | -17.0% |
| 1997 | 4.7% | -7.3% |
| 1998 | 5.2% | +10.8% |
| 1999 | 4.8% | -7.9% |
| 2000 | 4.7% | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 5.1% | +8.5% |
| 2002 | 4.8% | -5.6% |
| 2003 | 5.3% | +10.9% |
| 2004 | 5.8% | +9.6% |
| 2005 | 5.5% | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 5.8% | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 5.7% | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 5.7% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 6.0% | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 5.9% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 5.9% | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 6.2% | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 6.2% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 6.3% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 6.2% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 5.7% | -8.3% |
| 2017 | 5.6% | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 5.9% | +6.5% |
| 2019 | 5.7% | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 6.0% | +5.9% |
| 2021 | 6.2% | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 7.7% | +25.3% |
| 2023 | 7.1% | -7.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.1% | 4.7% | 6.1% | 5 |
| 2000s | 5.4% | 4.7% | 6.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.9% | 5.6% | 6.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.8% | 6.0% | 7.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia
More public sector data for Europe & Central Asia
- Arms imports 14.17 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 15.26 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0005 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 23.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 14.17 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 774.37 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0245 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 19.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 719.05 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 416.81 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is other expense in Europe & Central Asia?
- Other expense in Europe & Central Asia was 7.1% 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?
- The highest recorded value was 7.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest other expense recorded in Europe & Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.7% in 1997.
- How does Europe & Central Asia rank for other expense?
- Europe & Central Asia ranks 14th out of 39 groups with data for 2023.
- Is other expense rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia 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.