Costa Rica vs El Salvador: Expenditure decentralization (ratio of own spending to general)
Expenditure decentralization (ratio of own spending to general) over time
- Costa Rica
- El Salvador
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.7134 against 0.6571 in El Salvador, a difference of 0.0563.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2002 it was El Salvador ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 21st and El Salvador ranks 24th of 65 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.704 | 0.7289 | 0.0249 | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 0.6933 | 0.7133 | 0.02 | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher expenditure decentralization (ratio of own spending to general), Costa Rica or El Salvador?
- Costa Rica, at 0.7134 against 0.6571 in El Salvador as of 2014.
- What is the difference in expenditure decentralization (ratio of own spending to general) between Costa Rica and El Salvador?
- 0.0563, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and El Salvador?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2014.
- How do Costa Rica and El Salvador rank globally for expenditure decentralization (ratio of own spending to general)?
- Costa Rica ranks 21st and El Salvador ranks 24th of 65 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Expenditure decentralization (ratio of own spending to general government spending), Percent (Central government). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.