Other expense (% of expense) in OECD members
OECD members: Other expense (% of expense) was 8.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Other expense in OECD members, 1990–2023
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 OECD members is 8.6%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other expense in OECD members peaked at 8.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 1992.
OECD members ranks 6th of 41 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Other expense (% of expense) in OECD members, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.3% | — |
| 1991 | 2.2% | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 1.8% | -20.2% |
| 1993 | 2.1% | +18.3% |
| 1994 | 2.3% | +8.3% |
| 1995 | 5.9% | +156.4% |
| 1996 | 5.1% | -13.7% |
| 1997 | 4.7% | -8.3% |
| 1998 | 4.9% | +5.5% |
| 1999 | 5.1% | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 5.4% | +5.5% |
| 2001 | 7.0% | +29.6% |
| 2002 | 6.0% | -13.6% |
| 2003 | 6.7% | +10.7% |
| 2004 | 7.4% | +10.6% |
| 2005 | 6.7% | -8.4% |
| 2006 | 7.5% | +11.8% |
| 2007 | 7.3% | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 7.9% | +7.6% |
| 2009 | 7.5% | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 8.3% | +10.2% |
| 2011 | 8.4% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 8.7% | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 8.1% | -6.5% |
| 2014 | 8.4% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 7.7% | -7.3% |
| 2016 | 7.5% | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 7.9% | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 8.4% | +6.3% |
| 2019 | 8.3% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 8.5% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 8.6% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 8.7% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 8.6% | -1.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Other expense (% of expense) in OECD members 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +156.4% | 2.3% | 5.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.6% | 1.8% | 5.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.9% | 5.4% | 7.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.2% | 7.5% | 8.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.6% | 8.5% | 8.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
- 3 Singapore 30.5% compare
- 4 Equatorial Guinea 27.6% compare
- 5 Kenya 26.4% compare
- 6 Democratic Republic of Congo 23.7% compare
- 7 Bhutan 22.9% compare
- 8 Turkey 22.8% compare
- 9 Uzbekistan 21.7% compare
More public sector data for OECD members
- Arms imports 13.96 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2025)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 8.5 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 26.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 11.87 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 1,238 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0253 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 12.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 1.73 trillion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 265.52 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is other expense in OECD members?
- Other expense in OECD members was 8.6% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest other expense recorded in OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 8.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest other expense recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 1992.
- How does OECD members rank for other expense?
- OECD members ranks 6th out of 41 groups with data for 2023.
- Is other expense rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this OECD members 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.