Costa Rica vs Mongolia: Deficit, Percent of own spending

Costa Rica
-0.2946
in 2014
Mongolia
-0.2941
in 2020
Costa Rica rank
35th
Mongolia rank
34th

Deficit, Percent of own spending over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Mongolia
-0.5-0.2500.250.5199220062020

How they compare

Mongolia currently reports -0.2941 against -0.2946 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0005.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Mongolia ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 35th and Mongolia ranks 34th of 66 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Mongolia Difference Ahead
2000s -0.0938 -0.0052 0.0886 Mongolia
2010s -0.2408 -0.1343 0.1064 Mongolia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher deficit, percent of own spending, Costa Rica or Mongolia?
Mongolia, at -0.2941 against -0.2946 in Costa Rica as of 2020.
What is the difference in deficit, percent of own spending between Costa Rica and Mongolia?
0.0005, with Mongolia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Mongolia?
11 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2014.
How do Costa Rica and Mongolia rank globally for deficit, percent of own spending?
Costa Rica ranks 35th and Mongolia ranks 34th 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.