Other expense, Ratio of this level of government's … total in United States
United States: Other expense, Ratio of this level of government's … total was 0.9869 in 2020. ▬ Flat
Other expense, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in United States, 2000–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
United States 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 peaked at 1 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2001.
United States ranks 5th of 64 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Other expense, Ratio of this level of government's … total in United States, 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 compared with similar countries
- United States'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 … total in United States 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
- 3 Marshall Islands 0.9993 compare
- 4 Afghanistan 0.9977 compare
- 6 Iran 0.9868 compare
- 7 Palau 0.9863 compare
- 8 Chile 0.9849 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is other expense, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in United States?
- Other expense, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in United States 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?
- 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?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2001.
- How does United States rank for other expense, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on?
- United States 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?
- 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 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.