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Other expense (% of expense)
Latest available World Bank World Development Indicators value for each country, using observations from 2020–2024.
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Key Insights
Global Average
8.8%
Median: 7.0%
Countries Covered
132
with available data
Highest
Timor-Leste
42.8%
Lowest
Azerbaijan
0.0%
Top 5 Countries
1Timor-Leste42.8%
2Micronesia, Federated States of32.6%
3Singapore30.5%
4Türkiye29.2%
5Equatorial Guinea27.6%
By Region
Africa12.5%(5 countries)
South America9.2%(7 countries)
Other8.7%(68 countries)
Europe8.6%(32 countries)
Oceania8.5%(2 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (0.0%)High (42.8%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 8.8%)
Africa (5)
South America (7)
Other (68)
Europe (32)
Oceania (2)
Asia (14)
North America (4)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest
About This Statistic
Latest available World Bank World Development Indicators value for each country, using observations from 2020–2024. Source: World Bank World Development Indicators.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Timor-Leste | 42.8% |
| 2 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 32.6% |
| 3 | Singapore | 30.5% |
| 4 | Türkiye | 29.2% |
| 5 | Equatorial Guinea | 27.6% |
| 6 | Kenya | 26.4% |
| 7 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 23.7% |
| 8 | Bhutan | 22.9% |
| 9 | Uzbekistan | 21.7% |
| 10 | Marshall Islands | 21.3% |
| 11 | Costa Rica | 20.8% |
| 12 | Palau | 20.7% |
| 13 | Panama | 19.8% |
| 14 | Hungary | 19.0% |
| 15 | Chile | 17.6% |
| 16 | Armenia | 17.1% |
| 17 | Mauritius | 17.0% |
| 18 | Macao | 16.0% |
| 19 | United Kingdom | 16.0% |
| 20 | Italy | 15.8% |
| 21 | India | 15.7% |
| 22 | Ghana | 15.4% |
| 23 | Malta | 14.8% |
| 24 | United Arab Emirates | 14.2% |
| 25 | Israel | 14.2% |
| 26 | Mali | 14.1% |
| 27 | Sweden | 13.8% |
| 28 | Peru | 13.6% |
| 29 | Central African Republic | 13.2% |
| 30 | Cyprus | 12.9% |
| 31 | Luxembourg | 12.1% |
| 32 | Thailand | 12.0% |
| 33 | Greece | 11.7% |
| 34 | Georgia | 11.6% |
| 35 | Latvia | 11.6% |
| 36 | Bahamas | 11.5% |
| 37 | Croatia | 11.3% |
| 38 | Iceland | 10.6% |
| 39 | Norway | 10.2% |
| 40 | Switzerland | 10.2% |
| 41 | Romania | 10.1% |
| 42 | New Zealand | 9.6% |
| 43 | Portugal | 9.6% |
| 44 | France | 9.5% |
| 45 | Saudi Arabia | 9.4% |
| 46 | Morocco | 9.3% |
| 47 | Czech Republic | 9.1% |
| 48 | United States of America | 9.0% |
| 49 | Dominican Republic | 8.6% |
| 50 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 8.4% |
| 51 | Senegal | 8.3% |
| 52 | Estonia | 8.2% |
| 53 | Honduras | 8.2% |
| 54 | Colombia | 8.2% |
| 55 | Lesotho | 8.1% |
| 56 | South Africa | 8.0% |
| 57 | Uruguay | 7.9% |
| 58 | Germany | 7.8% |
| 59 | Zambia | 7.6% |
| 60 | San Marino | 7.5% |
| 61 | Tonga | 7.4% |
| 62 | Australia | 7.4% |
| 63 | Guatemala | 7.4% |
| 64 | Argentina | 7.3% |
| 65 | Austria | 7.1% |
| 66 | Serbia | 7.1% |
| 67 | Lithuania | 6.9% |
| 68 | Netherlands | 6.9% |
| 69 | Bangladesh | 6.8% |
| 70 | Botswana | 6.7% |
| 71 | Cambodia | 6.6% |
| 72 | Solomon Islands | 6.5% |
| 73 | Fiji | 6.3% |
| 74 | Canada | 6.2% |
| 75 | Slovakia | 6.0% |
| 76 | Mexico | 6.0% |
| 77 | El Salvador | 6.0% |
| 78 | South Korea | 5.8% |
| 79 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 5.7% |
| 80 | Somalia | 5.5% |
| 81 | Ecuador | 5.5% |
| 82 | Tajikistan | 5.1% |
| 83 | Russian Federation | 4.9% |
| 84 | Nicaragua | 4.9% |
| 85 | Spain | 4.7% |
| 86 | Sri Lanka | 4.7% |
| 87 | Paraguay | 4.6% |
| 88 | Nauru | 4.5% |
| 89 | Slovenia | 4.5% |
| 90 | Burundi | 4.5% |
| 91 | Eswatini | 4.3% |
| 92 | Albania | 4.3% |
| 93 | Bulgaria | 4.1% |
| 94 | Brazil | 4.1% |
| 95 | Ireland | 4.0% |
| 96 | Rwanda | 4.0% |
| 97 | Maldives | 3.9% |
| 98 | Finland | 3.7% |
| 99 | Moldova, Republic of | 3.5% |
| 100 | Denmark | 3.5% |
| 101 | Vanuatu | 3.4% |
| 102 | Ethiopia | 3.3% |
| 103 | Kyrgyzstan | 3.3% |
| 104 | Poland | 3.2% |
| 105 | Togo | 3.1% |
| 106 | Kiribati | 2.9% |
| 107 | Belarus | 2.9% |
| 108 | Uganda | 2.9% |
| 109 | Cote d'Ivoire | 2.7% |
| 110 | Cape Verde | 2.7% |
| 111 | Republic of the Congo | 2.6% |
| 112 | Burkina Faso | 2.6% |
| 113 | Guinea-Bissau | 2.3% |
| 114 | Ukraine | 2.1% |
| 115 | Samoa | 2.0% |
| 116 | Jordan | 1.9% |
| 117 | Gabon | 1.6% |
| 118 | Namibia | 1.4% |
| 119 | Lebanon | 1.4% |
| 120 | Belgium | 1.1% |
| 121 | Kazakhstan | 1.0% |
| 122 | Philippines | 0.8% |
| 123 | Madagascar | 0.7% |
| 124 | Malawi | 0.6% |
| 125 | Cameroon | 0.4% |
| 126 | Papua New Guinea | 0.3% |
| 127 | Malaysia | 0.3% |
| 128 | Nepal | 0.3% |
| 129 | United Republic of Tanzania | 0.2% |
| 130 | Mozambique | 0.1% |
| 131 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.0% |
| 132 | Azerbaijan | 0.0% |
Showing 132 of 132 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2026).
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