Afghanistan vs Palau: Vertical fiscal imbalance, Percent

Afghanistan
0.7255
in 2017
Palau
0.3751
in 2019
Afghanistan rank
1st
Palau rank
3rd

Vertical fiscal imbalance, Percent over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Palau
0.20.40.60.81200620122019

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 0.7255 against 0.3751 in Palau, a difference of 0.3504.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.9 times Palau's.

Across all 10 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 1st and Palau ranks 3rd of 64 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Palau Difference Ahead
2000s 0.8831 0.5331 0.35 Afghanistan
2010s 0.8251 0.3765 0.4487 Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher vertical fiscal imbalance, percent, Afghanistan or Palau?
Afghanistan, at 0.7255 against 0.3751 in Palau as of 2017.
What is the difference in vertical fiscal imbalance, percent between Afghanistan and Palau?
0.3504, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Palau?
10 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2017.
How do Afghanistan and Palau rank globally for vertical fiscal imbalance, percent?
Afghanistan ranks 1st and Palau ranks 3rd of 64 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Monetary Fund, published as Vertical fiscal imbalance, Percent (Central government). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Vertical fiscal imbalance, Percent (Central government)
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
64 places, 1,123 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.