Afghanistan vs United Arab Emirates: Deficit, Percent of own spending

Afghanistan
0.0075
in 2017
United Arab Emirates
-0.0101
in 2020
Afghanistan rank
5th
United Arab Emirates rank
8th

Deficit, Percent of own spending over time

  • Afghanistan
  • United Arab Emirates
-0.100.10.2200620132020

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 0.0075 against -0.0101 in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 0.0176.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 5th and United Arab Emirates ranks 8th of 66 countries.

Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher deficit, percent of own spending, Afghanistan or United Arab Emirates?
Afghanistan, at 0.0075 against -0.0101 in United Arab Emirates as of 2017.
What is the difference in deficit, percent of own spending between Afghanistan and United Arab Emirates?
0.0176, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and United Arab Emirates?
7 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2017.
How do Afghanistan and United Arab Emirates rank globally for deficit, percent of own spending?
Afghanistan ranks 5th and United Arab Emirates ranks 8th 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.