Other expense in Middle income
Middle income: Other expense was 7.7% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Other expense in Middle income, 2008–2022
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
In 2022, other expense in Middle income stood at 7.7%. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 28.4% on the previous year and up 31.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other expense in Middle income peaked at 7.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 4.6%, in 2019.
Middle income ranks 9th of 39 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Other expense in Middle income, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 6.4% | — |
| 2009 | 6.7% | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 6.7% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 6.0% | -11.3% |
| 2012 | 5.9% | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 5.6% | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 5.3% | -6.5% |
| 2015 | 5.4% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 5.0% | -8.1% |
| 2017 | 5.0% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 4.7% | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 4.6% | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 5.8% | +26.2% |
| 2021 | 6.0% | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 7.7% | +28.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.5% | 6.4% | 6.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 5.4% | 4.6% | 6.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.5% | 5.8% | 7.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Middle income
- 6 Kenya 26.4% compare
- 7 Democratic Republic of Congo 23.7% compare
- 8 Bhutan 22.9% compare
- 9 Uzbekistan 21.7% compare
- 10 Marshall Islands 21.3% compare
- 11 Costa Rica 20.8% compare
- 12 Palau 20.7% compare
More public sector data for Middle income
- Arms imports 11.09 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 1.85 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 -22.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 11.09 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 113.52 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 6.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 678.38 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 224.76 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is other expense in Middle income?
- Other expense in Middle income was 7.7% in 2022, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest other expense recorded in Middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 7.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest other expense recorded in Middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.6% in 2019.
- How does Middle income rank for other expense?
- Middle income ranks 9th out of 39 groups with data for 2022.
- Is other expense rising or falling in Middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this 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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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.