Other expense in World
World: Other expense was 7.7% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Other expense in World, 2003–2022
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
In 2022, other expense in World stood at 7.7%. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 22.4% on the previous year and up 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other expense in World peaked at 7.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 5.6%, in 2017.
World ranks 9th of 41 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.5% | 5.9% | 7.1% | 7 |
| 2010s | 6.4% | 5.6% | 7.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.7% | 6.1% | 7.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near World
- 6 Kenya 26.4% compare
- 7 Democratic Republic of Congo 23.7% compare
- 8 Bhutan 22.9% compare
- 9 Uzbekistan 21.7% compare
- 10 Marshall Islands 21.3% compare
- 11 Costa Rica 20.8% compare
- 12 Palau 20.7% compare
More public sector data for World
- Arms imports 28.82 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Tax revenue 13.8% (2024)
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains 26.4% (2024)
- Taxes on goods and services 31.0% (2024)
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets 1.6% (2023)
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) -4.4% (2023)
- Interest payments 6.9% (2023)
- Grants and other revenue 16.5% (2023)
- Interest payments 5.8% (2022)
- Other taxes 0.8% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is other expense in World?
- Other expense in World was 7.7% in 2022, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest other expense recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 7.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest other expense recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.6% in 2017.
- How does World rank for other expense?
- World ranks 9th out of 41 groups with data for 2022.
- Is other expense rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this World 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.