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

Serbia: Other expense, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on was 0.8316 in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
0.8316
Change on year
up 34.6%
World rank
30th
of 64 countries
All-time high
0.8316
in 2020
All-time low
0.4371
in 2009
Years of data
14
2007–2020

Other expense, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Serbia, 2007–2020

00.20.40.60.82007201320202007: 0.5132008: 0.5052009: 0.4372010: 0.5172011: 0.5012012: 0.5552013: 0.6362014: 0.762015: 0.6672016: 0.6992017: 0.6862018: 0.6392019: 0.6182020: 0.832

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

In 2020, other expense, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Serbia stood at 0.8316. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.

The figure is up 34.6% on the previous year and up 60.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, other expense, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Serbia peaked at 0.8316 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.4371, in 2009.

That places Serbia 30th out of 64 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.

Other expense, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Serbia, 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 Serbia, 2007 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2007 0.5128
2008 0.5045 -1.6%
2009 0.4371 -13.4%
2010 0.5167 +18.2%
2011 0.5015 -2.9%
2012 0.5548 +10.6%
2013 0.6362 +14.7%
2014 0.7599 +19.4%
2015 0.6671 -12.2%
2016 0.6987 +4.7%
2017 0.6858 -1.9%
2018 0.6389 -6.8%
2019 0.618 -3.3%
2020 0.8316 +34.6%

Serbia compared with similar countries

  • Serbia's 0.8316 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8333, 100% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
  • Serbia's 0.8316 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.7658, 1.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.4848 0.4371 0.5128 3
2010s 0.6278 0.5015 0.7599 10
2020s 0.8316 0.8316 0.8316 1

Countries ranked near Serbia

  1. 27 Latvia 0.8566 compare
  2. 28 Georgia 0.8449 compare
  3. 29 Türkiye 0.8333 compare
  4. 31 Estonia 0.8132 compare
  5. 32 Norway 0.8077 compare
  6. 33 Rwanda 0.8061 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 Serbia?
Other expense, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Serbia was 0.8316 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest other expense, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Serbia?
The highest recorded value was 0.8316 in 2020.
What is the lowest other expense, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Serbia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4371 in 2009.
How does Serbia rank for other expense, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on?
Serbia ranks 30th out of 64 countries with data for 2020.
Is other expense, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on rising or falling in Serbia?
Over the last ten years it is up 60.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Serbia 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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