Brazil vs El Salvador: Vertical fiscal imbalance, Percent

Brazil
0.1575
in 2020
El Salvador
0.1333
in 2020
Brazil rank
20th
El Salvador rank
22nd

Vertical fiscal imbalance, Percent over time

  • Brazil
  • El Salvador
-0.2-0.1-00.10.2200220112020

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 0.1575 against 0.1333 in El Salvador, a difference of 0.0242.

That makes Brazil's figure about 1.2 times El Salvador's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2010 it was El Salvador ahead.

Brazil ranks 20th and El Salvador ranks 22nd of 64 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil El Salvador Difference Ahead
2010s -0.0641 -0.0111 0.053 El Salvador
2020s 0.1575 0.1333 0.0242 Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher vertical fiscal imbalance, percent, Brazil or El Salvador?
Brazil, at 0.1575 against 0.1333 in El Salvador as of 2020.
What is the difference in vertical fiscal imbalance, percent between Brazil and El Salvador?
0.0242, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and El Salvador?
11 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2020.
How do Brazil and El Salvador rank globally for vertical fiscal imbalance, percent?
Brazil ranks 20th and El Salvador ranks 22nd 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
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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.