Other expense in Georgia
Georgia: Other expense was 11.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Other expense in Georgia, 2004–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
Georgia recorded 11.6% for other expense in 2023.
That represents a change of down 22.0% on the previous year and down 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other expense in Georgia peaked at 15.6% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2004.
Georgia ranks 36th 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 Georgia, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.8% | — |
| 2005 | 2.6% | +216.6% |
| 2006 | 6.2% | +134.3% |
| 2007 | 7.8% | +26.7% |
| 2008 | 9.0% | +14.6% |
| 2009 | 11.9% | +33.0% |
| 2010 | 11.1% | -7.4% |
| 2011 | 11.3% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 15.3% | +34.6% |
| 2013 | 13.5% | -11.3% |
| 2014 | 15.6% | +15.1% |
| 2015 | 12.8% | -17.6% |
| 2016 | 13.9% | +8.6% |
| 2017 | 14.1% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 11.4% | -18.9% |
| 2019 | 12.4% | +8.8% |
| 2020 | 11.5% | -7.6% |
| 2021 | 13.3% | +15.3% |
| 2022 | 14.9% | +12.2% |
| 2023 | 11.6% | -22.0% |
Georgia compared with similar countries
- Georgia's 11.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.9%, 2.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Georgia's 11.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.5%, 1.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Other expense in Georgia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +216.6% | 0.8% | 2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.4% | 0.8% | 11.9% | 6 |
| 2010s | 13.2% | 11.1% | 15.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.8% | 11.5% | 14.9% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is other expense in Georgia?
- Other expense in Georgia was 11.6% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest other expense recorded in Georgia?
- The highest recorded value was 15.6% in 2014.
- What is the lowest other expense recorded in Georgia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2004.
- How does Georgia rank for other expense?
- Georgia ranks 36th out of 147 countries with data for 2023.
- Is other expense rising or falling in Georgia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Georgia 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.