Other expense in Iran
Iran: Other expense was 14.4% in 2009. ▲ Rising
Other expense in Iran, 1999–2009
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
Iran recorded 14.4% for other expense in 2009.
That represents a change of down 6.5% on the previous year and up 121.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other expense in Iran peaked at 17.6% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 2000.
That places Iran 25th out of 147 countries with data for 2009, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.5% | 6.5% | 6.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 10.1% | 1.4% | 17.6% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Iran
More public sector data for Iran
- Arms imports 42.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Tax revenue 7.4% (2009)
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains 19.3% (2009)
- Taxes on goods and services 3.5% (2009)
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets 5.3% (2009)
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) 0.5% (2009)
- Interest payments 0.6% (2009)
- Grants and other revenue 52.3% (2009)
- Interest payments 0.7% (2009)
- Other taxes 0.1% (2009)
Frequently asked questions
- What is other expense in Iran?
- Other expense in Iran was 14.4% in 2009, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest other expense recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 17.6% in 2005.
- What is the lowest other expense recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 2000.
- How does Iran rank for other expense?
- Iran ranks 25th out of 147 countries with data for 2009.
- Is other expense rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is up 121.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iran 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.