Other expense in South Asia
South Asia: Other expense was 11.1% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Other expense in South Asia, 1990–2022
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
South Asia recorded 11.1% for other expense in 2022. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
The figure is up 64.5% on the previous year and up 79.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other expense in South Asia peaked at 11.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 2018.
That places South Asia 3rd out of 39 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Other expense in South Asia, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4.7% | — |
| 1991 | 5.8% | +21.5% |
| 1992 | 5.9% | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 5.5% | -5.8% |
| 1994 | 4.7% | -15.3% |
| 1995 | 5.4% | +15.2% |
| 1996 | 4.2% | -21.4% |
| 1997 | 4.4% | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 5.1% | +16.4% |
| 2001 | 10.9% | +114.1% |
| 2002 | 7.3% | -32.4% |
| 2003 | 9.2% | +24.8% |
| 2004 | 8.6% | -5.9% |
| 2005 | 8.2% | -4.9% |
| 2006 | 8.7% | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 10.3% | +19.2% |
| 2008 | 9.7% | -5.9% |
| 2009 | 10.9% | +11.6% |
| 2010 | 5.0% | -54.1% |
| 2011 | 6.1% | +22.2% |
| 2012 | 6.2% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 4.7% | -23.4% |
| 2014 | 5.3% | +12.7% |
| 2015 | 4.9% | -8.9% |
| 2016 | 3.5% | -28.5% |
| 2017 | 2.1% | -40.3% |
| 2018 | 1.9% | -7.0% |
| 2019 | 3.3% | +70.0% |
| 2020 | 3.6% | +8.6% |
| 2021 | 6.8% | +89.6% |
| 2022 | 11.1% | +64.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.1% | 4.2% | 5.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 9.3% | 7.3% | 10.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 4.3% | 1.9% | 6.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.2% | 3.6% | 11.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near South Asia
- 1 Timor-Leste 42.8% compare
- 2 Micronesia (country) 32.6% compare
- 3 Singapore 30.5% compare
- 4 Türkiye 29.2% compare
- 5 Equatorial Guinea 27.6% compare
- 6 Kenya 26.4% compare
More public sector data for South Asia
- Arms imports 1.26 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.7506 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 -19.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 1.26 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 54.8 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0211 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 4.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 91.92 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 467.61 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is other expense in South Asia?
- Other expense in South Asia was 11.1% in 2022, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest other expense recorded in South Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 11.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest other expense recorded in South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 2018.
- How does South Asia rank for other expense?
- South Asia ranks 3rd out of 39 groups with data for 2022.
- Is other expense rising or falling in South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 79.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Asia 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.