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

Korea: Other expense, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on was 0.3102 in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.3102
Change on year
down 27.0%
World rank
57th
of 64 countries
All-time high
0.594
in 2012
All-time low
0.3102
in 2020
Years of data
9
2012–2020

Other expense, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Korea, 2012–2020

00.20.40.62012201620202012: 0.5942013: 0.3842014: 0.3532015: 0.3232016: 0.372017: 0.3582018: 0.4612019: 0.4252020: 0.31

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

In 2020, other expense, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Korea stood at 0.3102. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 27.0% on the previous year and down 47.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, other expense, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Korea peaked at 0.594 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.3102, in 2020.

That places Korea 57th out of 64 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Other expense, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Korea, 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 Korea, 2012 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2012 0.594
2013 0.3841 -35.3%
2014 0.3532 -8.0%
2015 0.3228 -8.6%
2016 0.37 +14.6%
2017 0.3584 -3.1%
2018 0.461 +28.6%
2019 0.4251 -7.8%
2020 0.3102 -27.0%

Korea compared with similar countries

  • Korea's 0.3102 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.6358, 49% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
  • Korea's 0.3102 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.9393, 33% of the median. (10 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 0.4086 0.3228 0.594 8
2020s 0.3102 0.3102 0.3102 1

Countries ranked near Korea

  1. 54 Kenya 0.3411 compare
  2. 55 Austria 0.3379 compare
  3. 56 Japan 0.3276 compare
  4. 58 Germany 0.3101 compare
  5. 59 Brazil 0.2856 compare
  6. 60 Canada 0.2812 compare

See the full ranking of 64 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is other expense, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Korea?
Other expense, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Korea was 0.3102 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest other expense, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Korea?
The highest recorded value was 0.594 in 2012.
What is the lowest other expense, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Korea?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3102 in 2020.
How does Korea rank for other expense, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on?
Korea ranks 57th out of 64 countries with data for 2020.
Is other expense, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on rising or falling in Korea?
Over the last ten years it is down 47.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Korea 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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