Colombia vs El Salvador: Deficit, Percent of own spending

Colombia
-0.4706
in 2020
El Salvador
-0.4397
in 2020
Colombia rank
56th
El Salvador rank
53rd

Deficit, Percent of own spending over time

  • Colombia
  • El Salvador
-0.6-0.4-0.2-0199820092020

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports -0.4397 against -0.4706 in Colombia, a difference of 0.0309.

Across all 8 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.

Colombia ranks 56th and El Salvador ranks 53rd of 66 countries.

El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia El Salvador Difference Ahead
2010s -0.2008 -0.0603 0.1406 El Salvador
2020s -0.4706 -0.4397 0.0309 El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher deficit, percent of own spending, Colombia or El Salvador?
El Salvador, at -0.4397 against -0.4706 in Colombia as of 2020.
What is the difference in deficit, percent of own spending between Colombia and El Salvador?
0.0309, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and El Salvador?
8 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2020.
How do Colombia and El Salvador rank globally for deficit, percent of own spending?
Colombia ranks 56th and El Salvador ranks 53rd 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.