Other expense (% of expense) in South Africa
South Africa: Other expense (% of expense) was 8.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Other expense in South Africa, 1990–2022
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
In 2022, other expense in South Africa stood at 8.0%.
The figure is down 16.9% on the previous year and up 49.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other expense in South Africa peaked at 10.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1991.
That places South Africa 59th out of 147 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Other expense (% of expense) in South Africa, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4.5% | — |
| 1991 | 0.2% | -94.7% |
| 1992 | 5.6% | +2234.6% |
| 1993 | 5.8% | +4.0% |
| 1994 | 4.6% | -21.3% |
| 1996 | 2.8% | -39.4% |
| 1997 | 1.7% | -37.7% |
| 1998 | 1.1% | -37.9% |
| 1999 | 2.1% | +92.7% |
| 2000 | 2.2% | +6.6% |
| 2001 | 2.1% | -5.9% |
| 2002 | 4.4% | +108.9% |
| 2003 | 6.0% | +37.8% |
| 2004 | 6.8% | +12.5% |
| 2005 | 6.1% | -9.2% |
| 2006 | 5.8% | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 6.3% | +8.0% |
| 2008 | 4.7% | -26.2% |
| 2009 | 5.7% | +21.7% |
| 2010 | 6.6% | +16.4% |
| 2011 | 8.6% | +30.4% |
| 2012 | 5.4% | -37.8% |
| 2013 | 4.5% | -15.8% |
| 2014 | 4.3% | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 5.8% | +32.3% |
| 2016 | 5.6% | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 6.3% | +11.5% |
| 2018 | 7.1% | +12.9% |
| 2019 | 10.5% | +48.2% |
| 2020 | 10.4% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 9.7% | -6.9% |
| 2022 | 8.0% | -16.9% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 8.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.9%, 1.4× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 8.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.2%, 2.5× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Other expense (% of expense) in South Africa 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +2234.6% | 0.2% | 5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.2% | 0.2% | 5.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 5.0% | 2.1% | 6.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.5% | 4.3% | 10.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.3% | 8.0% | 10.4% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is other expense in South Africa?
- Other expense in South Africa was 8.0% in 2022, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest other expense recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 10.5% in 2019.
- What is the lowest other expense recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1991.
- How does South Africa rank for other expense?
- South Africa ranks 59th out of 147 countries with data for 2022.
- Is other expense rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Africa 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.