Other expense in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: Other expense was 6.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Other expense in Upper middle income, 2007–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
Upper middle income recorded 6.0% for other expense in 2023.
The figure is down 22.3% on the previous year and up 31.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other expense in Upper middle income peaked at 7.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 4.5%, in 2013.
Upper middle income ranks 22nd of 39 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Other expense in Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 6.0% | — |
| 2008 | 5.9% | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 6.3% | +6.7% |
| 2010 | 6.8% | +7.8% |
| 2011 | 6.6% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 5.4% | -19.2% |
| 2013 | 4.5% | -15.2% |
| 2014 | 5.8% | +26.7% |
| 2015 | 5.8% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 5.4% | -6.5% |
| 2017 | 5.4% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 6.0% | +11.7% |
| 2019 | 5.6% | -6.6% |
| 2020 | 6.2% | +9.4% |
| 2021 | 6.1% | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 7.7% | +26.8% |
| 2023 | 6.0% | -22.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.0% | 5.9% | 6.3% | 3 |
| 2010s | 5.7% | 4.5% | 6.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.5% | 6.0% | 7.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
- 19 Macau, China 16.0% compare
- 20 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 16.0% compare
- 21 Italy 15.8% compare
- 22 India 15.7% compare
- 23 Ghana 15.4% compare
- 24 Malta 14.8% compare
- 25 Iran, Islamic Republic of 14.4%
More public sector data for Upper middle income
- Arms imports 8.06 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 2.63 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 2.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 8.06 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 179.69 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0172 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 6.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 551.35 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 176.55 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is other expense in Upper middle income?
- Other expense in Upper middle income was 6.0% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest other expense recorded in Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 7.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest other expense recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.5% in 2013.
- How does Upper middle income rank for other expense?
- Upper middle income ranks 22nd out of 39 groups with data for 2023.
- Is other expense rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Upper middle income 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.