Other expense (% of expense) in Macao
Macao: Other expense (% of expense) was 16.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Other expense in Macao, 1996–2023
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 Macao is 16.0%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 28.5% on the previous year and down 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other expense in Macao peaked at 35.7% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 1998.
That places Macao 19th out of 147 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Other expense (% of expense) in Macao, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 2.6% | — |
| 1997 | 1.8% | -31.9% |
| 1998 | 0.7% | -58.4% |
| 1999 | 17.4% | +2275.8% |
| 2000 | 14.5% | -16.4% |
| 2001 | 14.2% | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 13.7% | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 14.6% | +6.5% |
| 2004 | 15.1% | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 18.0% | +18.8% |
| 2006 | 20.7% | +15.1% |
| 2007 | 21.8% | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 31.4% | +44.5% |
| 2009 | 32.8% | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 35.7% | +8.9% |
| 2011 | 17.3% | -51.7% |
| 2012 | 15.4% | -10.9% |
| 2013 | 18.3% | +19.2% |
| 2014 | 19.6% | +7.3% |
| 2015 | 21.3% | +8.4% |
| 2016 | 21.4% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 20.8% | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 21.8% | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 19.9% | -8.8% |
| 2020 | 15.5% | -22.0% |
| 2021 | 16.7% | +7.5% |
| 2022 | 12.4% | -25.5% |
| 2023 | 16.0% | +28.5% |
Macao compared with similar countries
- Macao's 16.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 9.4%, 1.7× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Macao's 16.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 6.3%, 2.5× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Other expense (% of expense) in Macao 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +2275.8% | 0.7% | 17.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.6% | 0.7% | 17.4% | 4 |
| 2000s | 19.7% | 13.7% | 32.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.2% | 15.4% | 35.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.2% | 12.4% | 16.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Macao
More public sector data for Macao
- Tax revenue 27.4% (2024)
- Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency 0 (2019)
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains 8.6% (2024)
- Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Percent of GDP 0 (2019)
- Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Purchasing power 0 (2019)
- Taxes on goods and services 76.2% (2024)
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets 4.8% (2024)
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) 7.0% (2024)
- Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency 0 units per person (2019)
- Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency 0 units per US$ of GDP (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is other expense in Macao?
- Other expense in Macao was 16.0% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest other expense recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 35.7% in 2010.
- What is the lowest other expense recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 1998.
- How does Macao rank for other expense?
- Macao ranks 19th out of 147 countries with data for 2023.
- Is other expense rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Macao 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.