Other expense, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in United States of America
United States of America: Other expense, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on was 0.9869 in 2020. ▬ Flat
Other expense, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in United States of America, 2000–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
United States of America recorded 0.9869 for other expense, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.1% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other expense, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in United States of America peaked at 1 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2001.
United States of America ranks 5th of 64 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Other expense, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in United States of America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1 | — |
| 2001 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2002 | 0.9317 | — |
| 2003 | 0.9813 | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 0.7734 | -21.2% |
| 2005 | 0.8315 | +7.5% |
| 2006 | 0.9808 | +18.0% |
| 2007 | 0.9867 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.9969 | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.9926 | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.9782 | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.9632 | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.929 | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 0.8231 | -11.4% |
| 2014 | 0.8047 | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.7071 | -12.1% |
| 2016 | 0.6462 | -8.6% |
| 2017 | 0.7852 | +21.5% |
| 2018 | 0.6827 | -13.1% |
| 2019 | 0.8216 | +20.3% |
| 2020 | 0.9869 | +20.1% |
United States of America compared with similar countries
- United States of America's 0.9869 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.6358, 1.6× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Other expense, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in United States of America changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | -100.0% | 1 | 0 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8475 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8141 | 0.6462 | 0.9782 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9869 | 0.9869 | 0.9869 | 1 |
Countries ranked near United States of America
- 3 Marshall Islands 0.9993 compare
- 4 Afghanistan 0.9977 compare
- 6 Iran, Islamic Republic of 0.9868 compare
- 7 Palau 0.9863 compare
- 8 Chile 0.9849 compare
More public sector data for United States of America
- Arms imports 1.21 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 3.56 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 52.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 1.21 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 2,933 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.034 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 8.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 997.31 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 86.58 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is other expense, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in United States of America?
- Other expense, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in United States of America was 0.9869 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest other expense, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 2000.
- What is the lowest other expense, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2001.
- How does United States of America rank for other expense, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on?
- United States of America ranks 5th out of 64 countries with data for 2020.
- Is other expense, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this United States of America 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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The Fiscal Decentralization dataset includes fiscal decentralization indicators for a sample of IMF member countries. The following indicators are included in the dataset: Revenue and Expenditure Decentralization Shares; Transfer dependency and Vertical Fiscal Imbalances; Deficit and Debt; Allocation of expenditure (economic classification); Allocation of expenditure (functional classification); Allocation of non-Tax Revenues; and Allocation of Taxes.