Australia vs Türkiye: Deficit, Percent of own spending

Australia
-0.2061
in 2020
Türkiye
-0.1898
in 2020
Australia rank
23rd
Türkiye rank
22nd

Deficit, Percent of own spending over time

  • Australia
  • Türkiye
-0.2-0.1-00.1199020052020

How they compare

Türkiye currently reports -0.1898 against -0.2061 in Australia, a difference of 0.0163.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 23rd and Türkiye ranks 22nd of 66 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Türkiye in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Türkiye Difference Ahead
2000s -0.0085 -0.151 0.1425 Australia
2010s -0.1103 -0.086 0.0243 Türkiye
2020s -0.2061 -0.1898 0.0163 Türkiye

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher deficit, percent of own spending, Australia or Türkiye?
Türkiye, at -0.1898 against -0.2061 in Australia as of 2020.
What is the difference in deficit, percent of own spending between Australia and Türkiye?
0.0163, with Türkiye ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Türkiye?
13 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2020.
How do Australia and Türkiye rank globally for deficit, percent of own spending?
Australia ranks 23rd and Türkiye ranks 22nd 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.