United States's other expense (current LCU) was 521.71 billion in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 30.69% from 399.21 billion in 2014 (2.71% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 521.71 billion | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | 406.14 billion | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | 399.21 billion | 2014 |
| Highest | 1.03 trillion | 2021 |
| Lowest | 8.26 billion | 1997 |
| Average since 2015 | 522.87 billion | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | 68.04 billion |
What the numbers say
In 2024, United States' other expense (current LCU) fell 14.6% on 2023 (from 610.94 billion to 521.71 billion).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +54.3% and a typical year strayed about 267.8% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 1,465.8% in 2001 and the biggest yearly fall was 78.6% in 1992. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2015 to 2024 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 20% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2024, United States had the 14th highest value of the 86 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
Closest to United States in the 2024 ranking
What this measures
Other expense is spending on dividends, rent, and other miscellaneous expenses, including provision for consumption of fixed capital. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.
Limitations: For most countries central government finance data have been consolidated into one account, but for others only budgetary central government accounts are available. Countries reporting budgetary data are noted in the country metadata. Because budgetary accounts may not include all central government units (such as social security funds), they usually provide an incomplete picture. In federal states the central government accounts provide an incomplete view of total public finance. Data on government revenue and expense are collected by the IMF through questionnaires to member countries and by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
All 35 values
| Year | Other expense (current LCU) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 521,714,600,000 |
| 2023 | 610,938,800,000 |
| 2022 | 417,337,800,000 |
| 2021 | 1,029,753,100,000 |
| 2020 | 691,148,200,000 |
| 2019 | 406,136,100,000 |
| 2018 | 385,274,100,000 |
| 2017 | 395,140,700,000 |
| 2016 | 378,408,900,000 |
| 2015 | 392,824,800,000 |
Other expense (current LCU) in nearby economies
- Canada — 61.8 billion (2024)
More public sector data for United States
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) — 745 million (2025)
- Military expenditure (current USD) — 954.39 billion (2025)
- Military expenditure (current LCU) — 954.39 billion (2025)
- Military expenditure (% of GDP) — 3.12% (2025)
- Arms exports (SIPRI trend indicator values) — 13.98 billion (2025)
- Net incurrence of liabilities, total (current LCU) — 2.07 trillion (2024)
- Net incurrence of liabilities, total (% of GDP) — 7.06% (2024)
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets (current LCU) — 435.61 billion (2024)
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets (% of GDP) — 1.49% (2024)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is United States's other expense (current LCU)?
- 521.71 billion in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1990?
- It is up 666.78% from 68.04 billion in 1990 (6.17% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 1.03 trillion in 2021 and the lowest 8.26 billion in 1997.
- How does United States rank?
- 14th highest of 86 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in other expense (current LCU) unusual for United States?
- In 2024, United States' other expense (current LCU) fell 14.6% on 2023 (from 610.94 billion to 521.71 billion). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +54.3% and a typical year strayed about 267.8% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator GC.XPN.OTHR.CN, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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