El Salvador vs Uganda: Deficit, Percent of own spending

El Salvador
-0.4397
in 2020
Uganda
-0.3996
in 2020
El Salvador rank
53rd
Uganda rank
50th

Deficit, Percent of own spending over time

  • El Salvador
  • Uganda
-0.4-0.2-0200220112020

How they compare

Uganda currently reports -0.3996 against -0.4397 in El Salvador, a difference of 0.0401.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 2015 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 53rd and Uganda ranks 50th of 66 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 1 and Uganda in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Uganda Difference Ahead
2010s -0.0472 -0.2015 0.1543 El Salvador
2020s -0.4397 -0.3996 0.0401 Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher deficit, percent of own spending, El Salvador or Uganda?
Uganda, at -0.3996 against -0.4397 in El Salvador as of 2020.
What is the difference in deficit, percent of own spending between El Salvador and Uganda?
0.0401, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Uganda?
6 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2020.
How do El Salvador and Uganda rank globally for deficit, percent of own spending?
El Salvador ranks 53rd and Uganda ranks 50th 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.