Other expense, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Armenia

Armenia: Other expense, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on was 0.981 in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
0.981
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
10th
of 64 countries
All-time high
0.9978
in 2019
All-time low
0.4349
in 2005
Years of data
12
2004–2020

Other expense, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Armenia, 2004–2020

00.20.40.60.812004201220202004: 0.7762005: 0.4352006: 0.9942007: 0.8612013: 0.9122014: 0.932015: 0.922016: 0.8982017: 0.9122018: 0.9342019: 0.9982020: 0.981

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

In 2020, other expense, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Armenia stood at 0.981.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and up 14.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, other expense, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Armenia peaked at 0.9978 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.4349, in 2005.

Armenia ranks 10th of 64 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.

Other expense, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Armenia, year by year

Annual values for Other expense, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government) in Armenia, 2004 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2004 0.7759
2005 0.4349 -43.9%
2006 0.9939 +128.5%
2007 0.8606 -13.4%
2013 0.9121 +6.0%
2014 0.9305 +2.0%
2015 0.9198 -1.1%
2016 0.8983 -2.3%
2017 0.9119 +1.5%
2018 0.9343 +2.5%
2019 0.9978 +6.8%
2020 0.981 -1.7%

Armenia compared with similar countries

  • Armenia's 0.981 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8333, 1.2× the median. (27 countries reporting)
  • Armenia's 0.981 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.7658, 1.3× the median. (31 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.7663 0.4349 0.9939 4
2010s 0.9292 0.8983 0.9978 7
2020s 0.981 0.981 0.981 1

Countries ranked near Armenia

  1. 7 Palau 0.9863 compare
  2. 8 Chile 0.9849 compare
  3. 9 Mauritius 0.9812 compare
  4. 11 Azerbaijan 0.9707 compare
  5. 12 Guatemala 0.9672 compare
  6. 13 Honduras 0.9633 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is other expense, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Armenia?
Other expense, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Armenia was 0.981 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest other expense, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Armenia?
The highest recorded value was 0.9978 in 2019.
What is the lowest other expense, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Armenia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4349 in 2005.
How does Armenia rank for other expense, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on?
Armenia ranks 10th out of 64 countries with data for 2020.
Is other expense, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on rising or falling in Armenia?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Armenia data come from?
The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Other expense, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Other expense, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government)
Source
International Monetary Fund
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Coverage
64 places, 1,068 data points, 1990–2020
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