Other expense in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Other expense was 6.2% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Other expense in Low & middle income, 2009–2022
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
Low & middle income recorded 6.2% for other expense in 2022.
The figure is up 9.4% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other expense in Low & middle income peaked at 6.7% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 4.3%, in 2019.
Low & middle income ranks 20th of 39 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Other expense in Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 6.7% | — |
| 2010 | 5.5% | -17.3% |
| 2011 | 5.8% | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 5.7% | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 5.6% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 5.8% | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 5.7% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 4.8% | -16.3% |
| 2017 | 4.6% | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 4.9% | +7.9% |
| 2019 | 4.3% | -12.1% |
| 2020 | 5.5% | +27.4% |
| 2021 | 5.7% | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 6.2% | +9.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.7% | 6.7% | 6.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 5.3% | 4.3% | 5.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.8% | 5.5% | 6.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
More public sector data for Low & middle income
- Arms imports 11.23 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 1.67 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -22.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 11.23 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 102.29 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0174 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 6.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 687.69 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 186.09 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is other expense in Low & middle income?
- Other expense in Low & middle income was 6.2% in 2022, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest other expense recorded in Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 6.7% in 2009.
- What is the lowest other expense recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.3% in 2019.
- How does Low & middle income rank for other expense?
- Low & middle income ranks 20th out of 39 groups with data for 2022.
- Is other expense rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Low & middle 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.