Other expense in Least developed countries
Least developed countries: Other expense was 4.6% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Other expense in Least developed countries, 2010–2021
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
The most recent figure for other expense in Least developed countries is 4.6%, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and up 129.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other expense in Least developed countries peaked at 6.4% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2010.
Least developed countries ranks 35th of 39 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Other expense in Least developed countries, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 2.0% | — |
| 2012 | 4.1% | +102.9% |
| 2014 | 6.4% | +56.0% |
| 2015 | 6.0% | -6.1% |
| 2016 | 4.3% | -28.2% |
| 2017 | 3.7% | -13.6% |
| 2018 | 4.1% | +9.2% |
| 2019 | 3.6% | -12.3% |
| 2020 | 4.7% | +31.0% |
| 2021 | 4.6% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.3% | 2.0% | 6.4% | 8 |
| 2020s | 4.7% | 4.6% | 4.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Least developed countries
More public sector data for Least developed countries
- Arms imports 748.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.645 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0005 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -26.74 % change on previous year (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 748.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 19.79 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0152 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 19.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 23.48 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 36.74 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is other expense in Least developed countries?
- Other expense in Least developed countries was 4.6% in 2021, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest other expense recorded in Least developed countries?
- The highest recorded value was 6.4% in 2014.
- What is the lowest other expense recorded in Least developed countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2010.
- How does Least developed countries rank for other expense?
- Least developed countries ranks 35th out of 39 groups with data for 2021.
- Is other expense rising or falling in Least developed countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 129.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Least developed countries 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.