El Salvador vs Norway: Expenditure decentralization (ratio of own spending to general)

El Salvador
0.6571
in 2020
Norway
0.6567
in 2020
El Salvador rank
24th
Norway rank
25th

Expenditure decentralization (ratio of own spending to general) over time

  • El Salvador
  • Norway
00.20.40.60.8199520072020

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 0.6571 against 0.6567 in Norway, a difference of 0.0004.

Across all 19 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.

El Salvador ranks 24th and Norway ranks 25th of 65 countries.

El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Norway Difference Ahead
2000s 0.7289 0.6664 0.0625 El Salvador
2010s 0.7136 0.6378 0.0758 El Salvador
2020s 0.6571 0.6567 0.0003 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), El Salvador or Norway?
El Salvador, at 0.6571 against 0.6567 in Norway as of 2020.
What is the difference in expenditure decentralization (ratio of own spending to general) between El Salvador and Norway?
0.0004, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Norway?
19 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2020.
How do El Salvador and Norway rank globally for expenditure decentralization (ratio of own spending to general)?
El Salvador ranks 24th and Norway ranks 25th 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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Indicator
Expenditure decentralization (ratio of own spending to general government spending), Percent (Central government)
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
65 places, 1,118 data points, 1990–2020
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.