Other expense in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Other expense was 5.1% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Other expense in Lower middle income, 2009–2021
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
In 2021, other expense in Lower middle income stood at 5.1%.
The figure is up 23.9% on the previous year and down 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other expense in Lower middle income peaked at 9.1% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 2019.
Lower middle income ranks 25th of 39 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Other expense in Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 9.1% | — |
| 2010 | 6.7% | -26.6% |
| 2011 | 5.8% | -13.6% |
| 2012 | 6.7% | +16.1% |
| 2013 | 5.8% | -14.1% |
| 2014 | 4.8% | -17.0% |
| 2015 | 4.0% | -15.8% |
| 2016 | 4.2% | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 2.9% | -31.1% |
| 2018 | 3.1% | +7.2% |
| 2019 | 2.2% | -30.9% |
| 2020 | 4.2% | +92.6% |
| 2021 | 5.1% | +23.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.1% | 9.1% | 9.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 4.6% | 2.2% | 6.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.7% | 4.2% | 5.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
More public sector data for Lower middle income
- Arms imports 3.03 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 1.04 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -52.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 3.03 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 43.69 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0186 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 4.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 127.03 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 338.17 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is other expense in Lower middle income?
- Other expense in Lower middle income was 5.1% in 2021, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest other expense recorded in Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 9.1% in 2009.
- What is the lowest other expense recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 2019.
- How does Lower middle income rank for other expense?
- Lower middle income ranks 25th out of 39 groups with data for 2021.
- Is other expense rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lower 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.