Other expense in Other small states
Other small states: Other expense was 12.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Other expense in Other small states, 1990–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
Other small states recorded 12.9% for other expense in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 29.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other expense in Other small states peaked at 12.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 1990.
Other small states ranks 1st of 39 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Other expense in Other small states, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.2% | — |
| 1991 | 2.0% | +72.7% |
| 1992 | 2.7% | +36.6% |
| 1993 | 2.9% | +5.3% |
| 1994 | 3.6% | +24.5% |
| 1995 | 5.9% | +66.5% |
| 1996 | 5.9% | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 5.7% | -3.7% |
| 1998 | 6.4% | +13.8% |
| 1999 | 7.3% | +13.9% |
| 2000 | 5.2% | -29.4% |
| 2001 | 5.3% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 2.0% | -61.4% |
| 2003 | 2.9% | +44.6% |
| 2004 | 3.8% | +29.6% |
| 2005 | 3.4% | -11.0% |
| 2006 | 4.2% | +22.7% |
| 2007 | 4.5% | +9.0% |
| 2008 | 5.3% | +16.9% |
| 2009 | 6.7% | +26.1% |
| 2010 | 9.6% | +43.5% |
| 2011 | 8.9% | -7.4% |
| 2012 | 9.0% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 10.0% | +11.2% |
| 2014 | 9.4% | -5.8% |
| 2015 | 9.6% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 9.0% | -6.2% |
| 2017 | 9.4% | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 8.9% | -5.7% |
| 2019 | 8.5% | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 9.0% | +6.4% |
| 2021 | 9.5% | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 12.8% | +34.2% |
| 2023 | 12.9% | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.4% | 1.2% | 7.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.3% | 2.0% | 6.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.2% | 8.5% | 10.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.1% | 9.0% | 12.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Other small states
- 1 Timor-Leste 42.8% compare
- 2 Micronesia, Federated States of 32.6% compare
- 3 Singapore 30.5% compare
- 4 Türkiye 29.2% compare
More public sector data for Other small states
- Arms imports 104.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 8.29 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0006 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -84.9 % change on previous year (2012)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 104.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2021)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 235.91 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0146 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 14.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 3.05 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 378.3 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is other expense in Other small states?
- Other expense in Other small states was 12.9% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest other expense recorded in Other small states?
- The highest recorded value was 12.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest other expense recorded in Other small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 1990.
- How does Other small states rank for other expense?
- Other small states ranks 1st out of 39 groups with data for 2023.
- Is other expense rising or falling in Other small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Other small states 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.