Afghanistan vs Marshall Islands: Deficit, Percent of own spending

Afghanistan
0.0075
in 2017
Marshall Islands
0.012
in 2018
Afghanistan rank
5th
Marshall Islands rank
4th

Deficit, Percent of own spending over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Marshall Islands
-0.0500.050.1200620122018

How they compare

Marshall Islands currently reports 0.012 against 0.0075 in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.0045.

That makes Marshall Islands's figure about 1.6 times Afghanistan's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Marshall Islands ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 5th and Marshall Islands ranks 4th of 66 countries.

Marshall Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Marshall Islands Difference Ahead
2000s -0.011 0.0221 0.0331 Marshall Islands
2010s 0.0004 0.0468 0.0464 Marshall Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher deficit, percent of own spending, Afghanistan or Marshall Islands?
Marshall Islands, at 0.012 against 0.0075 in Afghanistan as of 2018.
What is the difference in deficit, percent of own spending between Afghanistan and Marshall Islands?
0.0045, with Marshall Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Marshall Islands?
10 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2017.
How do Afghanistan and Marshall Islands rank globally for deficit, percent of own spending?
Afghanistan ranks 5th and Marshall Islands ranks 4th of 66 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Monetary Fund, published as Deficit, Percent of own spending (Central government). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Deficit, Percent of own spending (Central government)
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
66 places, 1,155 data points, 1989–2020
Last refreshed

The Fiscal Decentralization dataset includes fiscal decentralization indicators for a sample of IMF member countries. The following indicators are included in the dataset: Revenue and Expenditure Decentralization Shares; Transfer dependency and Vertical Fiscal Imbalances; Deficit and Debt; Allocation of expenditure (economic classification); Allocation of expenditure (functional classification); Allocation of non-Tax Revenues; and Allocation of Taxes.