Other expense in Tonga
Tonga: Other expense was 7.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Other expense in Tonga, 2013–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
In 2023, other expense in Tonga stood at 7.4%.
The figure is up 40.0% on the previous year and up 111.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other expense in Tonga peaked at 8.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 3.5%, in 2013.
Tonga ranks 64th of 147 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5.8% | 3.5% | 8.4% | 7 |
| 2020s | 6.1% | 5.3% | 7.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
More public sector data for Tonga
- Arms imports 7.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2020)
- Tax revenue 20.5% (2023)
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains 8.9% (2023)
- Taxes on goods and services 30.0% (2023)
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets 6.8% (2023)
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) 5.3% (2023)
- Interest payments 1.3% (2023)
- Grants and other revenue 56.2% (2023)
- Interest payments 1.7% (2023)
- Other taxes 0.1% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is other expense in Tonga?
- Other expense in Tonga was 7.4% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest other expense recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 8.4% in 2019.
- What is the lowest other expense recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5% in 2013.
- How does Tonga rank for other expense?
- Tonga ranks 64th out of 147 countries with data for 2023.
- Is other expense rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 111.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tonga 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
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.