Other expense in East Timor
East Timor: Other expense was 42.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Other expense in East Timor, 2010–2022
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 East Timor is 42.8%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 16.2% on the previous year and up 139.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other expense in East Timor peaked at 42.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 9.0%, in 2016.
East Timor ranks 1st of 147 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Other expense in East Timor, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 20.8% | — |
| 2011 | 18.3% | -12.0% |
| 2012 | 17.9% | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 18.2% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 21.5% | +18.2% |
| 2015 | 27.6% | +28.6% |
| 2016 | 9.0% | -67.4% |
| 2017 | 9.8% | +8.8% |
| 2018 | 15.5% | +57.7% |
| 2019 | 12.1% | -22.0% |
| 2020 | 20.5% | +69.9% |
| 2021 | 36.8% | +79.8% |
| 2022 | 42.8% | +16.2% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 42.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.1%, 8.4× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 42.8% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 6.3%, 6.8× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 17.1% | 9.0% | 27.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.4% | 20.5% | 42.8% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is other expense in East Timor?
- Other expense in East Timor was 42.8% in 2022, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest other expense recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 42.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest other expense recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.0% in 2016.
- How does East Timor rank for other expense?
- East Timor ranks 1st out of 147 countries with data for 2022.
- Is other expense rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 139.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Timor 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.