Other expense (% of expense) in Small states
Small states: Other expense (% of expense) was 12.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Other expense in Small states, 1991–2022
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 Small states is 12.8%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
That represents a change of up 34.2% on the previous year and up 58.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other expense in Small states peaked at 12.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 1991.
Small states ranks 2nd of 41 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Other expense (% of expense) in Small states, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 2.0% | — |
| 1995 | 5.9% | +198.3% |
| 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 | 3.3% | -36.7% |
| 2002 | 2.0% | -38.6% |
| 2003 | 2.6% | +30.4% |
| 2004 | 3.4% | +29.6% |
| 2005 | 2.7% | -20.2% |
| 2006 | 4.2% | +55.4% |
| 2007 | 4.7% | +12.0% |
| 2008 | 5.9% | +24.3% |
| 2009 | 3.6% | -38.0% |
| 2010 | 8.9% | +144.9% |
| 2011 | 8.9% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 8.0% | -9.4% |
| 2013 | 10.0% | +24.5% |
| 2014 | 7.0% | -30.4% |
| 2015 | 7.5% | +8.0% |
| 2016 | 7.3% | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 7.5% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 6.9% | -7.4% |
| 2019 | 6.7% | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 9.0% | +34.7% |
| 2021 | 9.5% | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 12.8% | +34.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Other expense (% of expense) in Small states 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 | +198.3% | 2.0% | 5.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.5% | 2.0% | 7.3% | 6 |
| 2000s | 3.8% | 2.0% | 5.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.9% | 6.7% | 10.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.4% | 9.0% | 12.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Small states
- 1 East Timor 42.8% compare
- 2 Micronesia (country) 32.6% compare
- 3 Singapore 30.5% compare
- 4 Equatorial Guinea 27.6% compare
- 5 Kenya 26.4% compare
More public sector data for Small states
- Arms imports 100.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 8.25 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 162.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 215.46 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2021)
- Tax revenue 20.5% (2019)
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains 24.1% (2022)
- Taxes on goods and services 33.4% (2022)
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets 3.0% (2019)
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) -2.2% (2019)
- Interest payments 1.8% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is other expense in Small states?
- Other expense in Small states was 12.8% in 2022, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest other expense recorded in Small states?
- The highest recorded value was 12.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest other expense recorded in Small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 1991.
- How does Small states rank for other expense?
- Small states ranks 2nd out of 41 groups with data for 2022.
- Is other expense rising or falling in Small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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.