Other expense in Italy

Italy: Other expense was 15.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
15.8%
Change on year
up 16.2%
World rank
21st
of 147 countries
All-time high
15.8%
in 2023
All-time low
4.1%
in 1997
Years of data
29
1995–2023

Other expense in Italy, 1995–2023

57.51012.5151995200920231995: 6.4 % of expense1996: 4.6 % of expense1997: 4.1 % of expense1998: 5.3 % of expense1999: 5.5 % of expense2000: 5.5 % of expense2001: 5.9 % of expense2002: 6 % of expense2003: 6 % of expense2004: 5.4 % of expense2005: 5.6 % of expense2006: 8.1 % of expense2007: 5.8 % of expense2008: 5.5 % of expense2009: 6 % of expense2010: 5.6 % of expense2011: 5.5 % of expense2012: 6.2 % of expense2013: 5.5 % of expense2014: 6.2 % of expense2015: 7.1 % of expense2016: 5.6 % of expense2017: 7.3 % of expense2018: 6.1 % of expense2019: 6.1 % of expense2020: 8.3 % of expense2021: 13.3 % of expense2022: 13.6 % of expense2023: 15.8 % of expense

Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.

Analysis

Italy recorded 15.8% for other expense in 2023. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.

That represents a change of up 16.2% on the previous year and up 188.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, other expense in Italy peaked at 15.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4.1%, in 1997.

That places Italy 21st out of 147 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 5.2% 4.1% 6.4% 5
2000s 6.0% 5.4% 8.1% 10
2010s 6.1% 5.5% 7.3% 10
2020s 12.8% 8.3% 15.8% 4

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 18 Mauritius 17.0% compare
  2. 19 Macao 16.0% compare
  3. 20 United Kingdom 16.0% compare
  4. 22 India 15.7% compare
  5. 23 Ghana 15.4% compare
  6. 24 Malta 14.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is other expense in Italy?
Other expense in Italy was 15.8% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest other expense recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 15.8% in 2023.
What is the lowest other expense recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 4.1% in 1997.
How does Italy rank for other expense?
Italy ranks 21st out of 147 countries with data for 2023.
Is other expense rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is up 188.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Italy data come from?
The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Other expense (% of expense). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Other expense (% of expense)
Unit
% of expense
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
188 places, 3,953 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

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.