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Other expense (% of expense) — series 2

Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2024. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave.

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Key Insights

Global Average
8.2%
Median: 6.6%
Countries Covered
152
with available data
Highest
Timor-Leste
42.8%
Lowest
Bahrain
-0.3%
Top 5 Countries
1Timor-Leste42.8%
2Micronesia, Federated States of32.6%
3Singapore30.5%
4Türkiye29.2%
5Equatorial Guinea27.6%
By Region
Africa10.2%(7 countries)
South America9.2%(7 countries)
Europe8.6%(32 countries)
Asia8.5%(19 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 (-0.3%)High (42.8%)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 8.2%)

Africa (7)
South America (7)
Europe (32)
Asia (19)
Oceania (2)
Other (81)
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 country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2024. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave. 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
1Timor-Leste42.8%
2Micronesia, Federated States of32.6%
3Singapore30.5%
4Türkiye29.2%
5Equatorial Guinea27.6%
6Kenya26.4%
7Democratic Republic of the Congo23.7%
8Bhutan22.9%
9Uzbekistan21.7%
10Marshall Islands21.3%
11Costa Rica20.8%
12Palau20.7%
13Kuwait20.5%
14Panama19.8%
15Hungary19.0%
16Chile17.6%
17Armenia17.1%
18Mauritius17.0%
19Macao16.0%
20United Kingdom16.0%
21Italy15.8%
22India15.7%
23Ghana15.4%
24Malta14.8%
25Islamic Republic of Iran14.4%
26United Arab Emirates14.2%
27Israel14.2%
28Mali14.1%
29Sweden13.8%
30Peru13.6%
31Central African Republic13.2%
32Cyprus12.9%
33Luxembourg12.1%
34Thailand12.0%
35Greece11.7%
36Georgia11.6%
37Latvia11.6%
38Bahamas11.5%
39Croatia11.3%
40Iceland10.6%
41Norway10.2%
42Switzerland10.2%
43Romania10.1%
44New Zealand9.6%
45Portugal9.6%
46France9.5%
47Republic of The Gambia9.4%
48Saudi Arabia9.4%
49Morocco9.3%
50Tunisia9.3%
51Czech Republic9.1%
52United States of America9.0%
53Dominican Republic8.6%
54The Republic of North Macedonia8.4%
55Senegal8.3%
56Estonia8.2%
57Honduras8.2%
58Colombia8.2%
59Lesotho8.1%
60South Africa8.0%
61Uruguay7.9%
62Germany7.8%
63Zambia7.6%
64San Marino7.5%
65Tonga7.4%
66Australia7.4%
67Guatemala7.4%
68Argentina7.3%
69Austria7.1%
70Serbia7.1%
71Egypt7.0%
72Lithuania6.9%
73Netherlands6.9%
74Bangladesh6.8%
75Botswana6.7%
76Cambodia6.6%
77Bolivia6.5%
78Solomon Islands6.5%
79Fiji6.3%
80Canada6.2%
81Slovakia6.0%
82Mexico6.0%
83El Salvador6.0%
84South Korea5.8%
85Bosnia and Herzegovina5.7%
86Somalia5.5%
87Ecuador5.5%
88Tajikistan5.1%
89Russian Federation4.9%
90Nicaragua4.9%
91Spain4.7%
92Sri Lanka4.7%
93Paraguay4.6%
94Indonesia4.5%
95Nauru4.5%
96Slovenia4.5%
97Burundi4.5%
98Eswatini4.3%
99Albania4.3%
100Bulgaria4.1%
101Brazil4.1%
102Ireland4.0%
103Saint Vincent and the Grenadines4.0%
104Rwanda4.0%
105Maldives3.9%
106Finland3.7%
107Iraq3.6%
108Moldova, Republic of3.5%
109Denmark3.5%
110Vanuatu3.4%
111Ethiopia3.3%
112Kyrgyzstan3.3%
113Poland3.2%
114Togo3.1%
115Kiribati2.9%
116Belarus2.9%
117Uganda2.9%
118Cote d'Ivoire2.7%
119Cape Verde2.7%
120Republic of the Congo2.6%
121Burkina Faso2.6%
122Trinidad and Tobago2.3%
123Guinea-Bissau2.3%
124Ukraine2.1%
125Samoa2.0%
126Jordan1.9%
127Zimbabwe1.7%
128Angola1.6%
129Gabon1.6%
130Barbados1.6%
131Namibia1.4%
132Lebanon1.4%
133Myanmar1.2%
134Belgium1.1%
135Mongolia1.1%
136Kazakhstan1.0%
137Philippines0.8%
138Madagascar0.7%
139Afghanistan0.6%
140Malawi0.6%
141Cameroon0.4%
142Belize0.4%
143Papua New Guinea0.3%
144Malaysia0.3%
145Nepal0.3%
146Guinea0.2%
147United Republic of Tanzania0.2%
148Mozambique0.1%
149Seychelles0.0%
150Lao People's Democratic Republic0.0%
151Azerbaijan0.0%
152Bahrain-0.3%
Showing 152 of 152 countries

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Data Source

This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2024).

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