Other expense (% of expense) by country
Other expense is spending on dividends, rent, and other miscellaneous expenses, including provision for consumption of fixed capital. This indicator is expressed as percentage of total expenses which is any decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction.
Countries reporting
147
Highest
42.8%
East Timor
Lowest
-0.3%
Bahrain
Median
6.7%
Years covered
35
1990–2024
Data points
3,953
What the numbers show
Other expense (% of expense) is currently reported for 147 countries. The highest value is 42.8% in East Timor; the lowest is -0.3% in Bahrain.
The median across all reporting countries is 6.7%, and the mean is 8.3%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 143.
Over the past decade 69 countries rose and 76 fell. The largest increase was in Kenya (up 6,119.8%), and the largest decrease in Bahrain (down 110.2%).
Other expense: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Timor | 42.8% | 2022 | up 139.3% | rising |
| 2 | Micronesia (country) | 32.6% | 2020 | up 190.0% | rising |
| 3 | Singapore | 30.5% | 2023 | up 78.6% | rising |
| 4 | Turkey | 29.2% | 2023 | up 373.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Equatorial Guinea | 27.6% | 2022 | down 23.7% | falling |
| 6 | Kenya | 26.4% | 2023 | up 6,119.8% | volatile |
| 7 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 23.7% | 2022 | up 55.8% | volatile |
| 8 | Bhutan | 22.9% | 2020 | up 139.9% | volatile |
| 9 | Uzbekistan | 21.7% | 2023 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 10 | Marshall Islands | 21.3% | 2020 | up 80.0% | rising |
| 11 | Costa Rica | 20.8% | 2023 | up 97.3% | volatile |
| 12 | Palau | 20.7% | 2020 | down 37.7% | falling |
| 13 | Kuwait | 20.5% | 2006 | up 307.5% | volatile |
| 14 | Panama | 19.8% | 2021 | up 83.4% | rising |
| 15 | Hungary | 19.0% | 2022 | up 90.3% | rising |
| 16 | Chile | 17.6% | 2023 | down 18.6% | rising |
| 17 | Armenia | 17.1% | 2023 | down 19.1% | rising |
| 18 | Mauritius | 17.0% | 2023 | up 70.3% | volatile |
| 19 | Macao | 16.0% | 2023 | down 12.7% | rising |
| 20 | United Kingdom | 16.0% | 2023 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 21 | Italy | 15.8% | 2023 | up 188.1% | rising |
| 22 | India | 15.7% | 2022 | up 2,238.1% | volatile |
| 23 | Ghana | 15.4% | 2022 | down 34.2% | volatile |
| 24 | Malta | 14.8% | 2023 | up 31.1% | rising |
| 25 | Iran | 14.4% | 2009 | up 121.0% | rising |
| 26 | United Arab Emirates | 14.2% | 2023 | up 9.4% | volatile |
| 27 | Israel | 14.2% | 2023 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 28 | Mali | 14.1% | 2020 | down 6.7% | volatile |
| 29 | Sweden | 13.8% | 2022 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 30 | Peru | 13.6% | 2021 | up 70.6% | volatile |
| 31 | Central African Republic | 13.2% | 2021 | up 581.9% | volatile |
| 32 | Cyprus | 12.9% | 2023 | up 151.3% | rising |
| 33 | Luxembourg | 12.1% | 2023 | up 220.6% | volatile |
| 34 | Thailand | 12.0% | 2023 | up 41.7% | volatile |
| 35 | Greece | 11.7% | 2023 | down 54.4% | rising |
| 36 | Georgia | 11.6% | 2023 | down 14.3% | rising |
| 37 | Latvia | 11.6% | 2023 | down 7.6% | flat |
| 38 | Bahamas | 11.5% | 2023 | down 12.5% | volatile |
| 39 | Croatia | 11.3% | 2023 | up 72.4% | rising |
| 40 | Iceland | 10.6% | 2023 | up 20.6% | volatile |
| 41 | Norway | 10.2% | 2023 | up 28.5% | rising |
| 42 | Switzerland | 10.2% | 2023 | up 9.3% | flat |
| 43 | Romania | 10.1% | 2022 | down 10.0% | rising |
| 44 | New Zealand | 9.6% | 2022 | down 29.4% | rising |
| 45 | Portugal | 9.6% | 2023 | up 18.4% | rising |
| 46 | France | 9.5% | 2023 | up 151.1% | volatile |
| 47 | Saudi Arabia | 9.4% | 2023 | down 42.8% | falling |
| 48 | Morocco | 9.3% | 2023 | up 68.1% | rising |
| 49 | Tunisia | 9.3% | 2012 | down 14.1% | rising |
| 50 | Czechia | 9.1% | 2022 | down 36.7% | falling |
| 51 | United States | 9.0% | 2023 | down 10.9% | volatile |
| 52 | Dominican Republic | 8.6% | 2023 | up 111.5% | rising |
| 53 | North Macedonia | 8.4% | 2023 | up 272.6% | rising |
| 54 | Senegal | 8.3% | 2023 | up 23.8% | falling |
| 55 | Estonia | 8.2% | 2023 | down 17.9% | rising |
| 56 | Honduras | 8.2% | 2020 | down 59.1% | rising |
| 57 | Colombia | 8.2% | 2023 | down 45.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Lesotho | 8.1% | 2022 | down 13.3% | rising |
| 59 | South Africa | 8.0% | 2022 | up 49.9% | rising |
| 60 | Uruguay | 7.9% | 2023 | down 24.1% | volatile |
| 61 | Germany | 7.8% | 2022 | up 79.3% | volatile |
| 62 | Zambia | 7.6% | 2021 | up 453.4% | volatile |
| 63 | San Marino | 7.5% | 2023 | up 14.2% | falling |
| 64 | Tonga | 7.4% | 2023 | up 111.6% | rising |
| 65 | Australia | 7.4% | 2022 | down 15.3% | rising |
| 66 | Guatemala | 7.4% | 2023 | down 20.7% | volatile |
| 67 | Argentina | 7.3% | 2023 | down 16.3% | volatile |
| 68 | Austria | 7.1% | 2023 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 69 | Serbia | 7.1% | 2022 | up 345.4% | volatile |
| 70 | Egypt | 7.0% | 2015 | down 56.4% | falling |
| 71 | Lithuania | 6.9% | 2023 | down 17.5% | rising |
| 72 | Netherlands | 6.9% | 2023 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 73 | Bangladesh | 6.8% | 2021 | down 50.3% | falling |
| 74 | Botswana | 6.7% | 2023 | down 24.5% | volatile |
| 75 | Cambodia | 6.6% | 2023 | down 24.5% | volatile |
| 76 | Bolivia | 6.5% | 2007 | up 95.6% | volatile |
| 77 | Solomon Islands | 6.5% | 2022 | up 19.4% | falling |
| 78 | Fiji | 6.3% | 2023 | down 1.2% | falling |
| 79 | Canada | 6.2% | 2023 | up 28.5% | rising |
| 80 | Slovakia | 6.0% | 2022 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 81 | Mexico | 6.0% | 2023 | down 26.6% | falling |
| 82 | El Salvador | 6.0% | 2023 | down 62.5% | volatile |
| 83 | South Korea | 5.8% | 2023 | down 32.4% | volatile |
| 84 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 5.7% | 2023 | up 63.5% | rising |
| 85 | Ecuador | 5.5% | 2022 | down 49.5% | falling |
| 86 | Tajikistan | 5.1% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 87 | Russia | 4.9% | 2020 | down 46.3% | volatile |
| 88 | Nicaragua | 4.9% | 2023 | down 35.5% | volatile |
| 89 | Spain | 4.7% | 2023 | down 22.1% | rising |
| 90 | Sri Lanka | 4.7% | 2023 | down 61.7% | flat |
| 91 | Paraguay | 4.6% | 2023 | up 22.0% | falling |
| 92 | Indonesia | 4.5% | 2009 | up 1,768.4% | volatile |
| 93 | Nauru | 4.5% | 2020 | down 29.8% | falling |
| 94 | Slovenia | 4.5% | 2023 | up 21.9% | rising |
| 95 | Burundi | 4.5% | 2021 | up 919.2% | volatile |
| 96 | Eswatini | 4.3% | 2021 | up 1,797.1% | volatile |
| 97 | Albania | 4.3% | 2023 | down 6.8% | volatile |
| 98 | Bulgaria | 4.1% | 2023 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 99 | Brazil | 4.1% | 2023 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 100 | Ireland | 4.0% | 2022 | up 114.6% | rising |
| 101 | Rwanda | 4.0% | 2023 | up 5.5% | falling |
| 102 | Maldives | 3.9% | 2021 | down 44.9% | volatile |
| 103 | Finland | 3.7% | 2023 | down 20.3% | rising |
| 104 | Iraq | 3.6% | 2019 | down 55.0% | volatile |
| 105 | Moldova | 3.5% | 2023 | down 67.7% | volatile |
| 106 | Denmark | 3.5% | 2023 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 107 | Vanuatu | 3.4% | 2023 | down 13.3% | rising |
| 108 | Ethiopia | 3.3% | 2023 | down 66.0% | volatile |
| 109 | Kyrgyzstan | 3.3% | 2023 | up 306.6% | volatile |
| 110 | Poland | 3.2% | 2023 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 111 | Togo | 3.1% | 2023 | down 29.4% | volatile |
| 112 | Kiribati | 2.9% | 2023 | down 34.7% | flat |
| 113 | Belarus | 2.9% | 2023 | up 38.0% | volatile |
| 114 | Uganda | 2.9% | 2023 | down 11.2% | volatile |
| 115 | Cote d'Ivoire | 2.7% | 2023 | down 73.7% | volatile |
| 116 | Cape Verde | 2.7% | 2020 | down 48.9% | falling |
| 117 | Congo | 2.6% | 2021 | up 17.3% | volatile |
| 118 | Burkina Faso | 2.6% | 2023 | down 91.2% | volatile |
| 119 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2.3% | 2019 | up 15.7% | volatile |
| 120 | Guinea-Bissau | 2.3% | 2023 | up 561.0% | volatile |
| 121 | Ukraine | 2.1% | 2023 | down 4.0% | volatile |
| 122 | Samoa | 2.0% | 2023 | down 72.2% | falling |
| 123 | Jordan | 1.9% | 2023 | up 27.6% | volatile |
| 124 | Angola | 1.6% | 2019 | up 37.4% | volatile |
| 125 | Gabon | 1.6% | 2021 | down 43.2% | falling |
| 126 | Barbados | 1.6% | 2016 | down 48.7% | flat |
| 127 | Namibia | 1.4% | 2023 | up 370.9% | volatile |
| 128 | Lebanon | 1.4% | 2021 | down 62.7% | volatile |
| 129 | Myanmar | 1.2% | 2019 | down 92.9% | volatile |
| 130 | Belgium | 1.1% | 2022 | up 90.5% | rising |
| 131 | Mongolia | 1.1% | 2017 | up 35.9% | volatile |
| 132 | Kazakhstan | 1.0% | 2023 | down 53.5% | volatile |
| 133 | Philippines | 0.8% | 2023 | down 34.2% | volatile |
| 134 | Madagascar | 0.7% | 2023 | down 44.2% | volatile |
| 135 | Afghanistan | 0.6% | 2017 | up 3,870.3% | volatile |
| 136 | Malawi | 0.6% | 2022 | down 73.2% | falling |
| 137 | Cameroon | 0.4% | 2021 | down 94.3% | volatile |
| 138 | Belize | 0.4% | 1996 | — | falling |
| 139 | Papua New Guinea | 0.3% | 2023 | down 74.1% | volatile |
| 140 | Malaysia | 0.3% | 2023 | down 52.9% | volatile |
| 141 | Nepal | 0.3% | 2021 | down 68.6% | volatile |
| 142 | Tanzania | 0.2% | 2024 | down 89.3% | falling |
| 143 | Mozambique | 0.1% | 2022 | down 98.9% | volatile |
| 144 | Seychelles | 0.0% | 2006 | down 95.3% | volatile |
| 145 | Laos | 0.0% | 2022 | down 99.7% | volatile |
| 146 | Azerbaijan | 0.0% | 2021 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 147 | Bahrain | -0.3% | 2015 | down 110.2% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Other small states 12.9%
- Small states 12.8%
- South Asia 11.1%
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 11.1%
- High income 9.4%
- OECD members 8.6%
- Late-demographic dividend 8.3%
- Euro area 8.2%
- World 7.7%
- Middle income 7.7%
- Early-demographic dividend 7.6%
- North America 7.6%
About this data
Other expense is spending on dividends, rent, and other miscellaneous expenses, including provision for consumption of fixed capital. This indicator is expressed as percentage of total expenses which is any decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction.