Canada vs Costa Rica: Vertical fiscal imbalance, Percent

Canada
0.2153
in 2020
Costa Rica
0.2529
in 2014
Canada rank
10th
Costa Rica rank
9th

Vertical fiscal imbalance, Percent over time

  • Canada
  • Costa Rica
-0.6-0.4-0.2-00.2199020052020

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.2529 against 0.2153 in Canada, a difference of 0.0376.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.2 times Canada's.

Across all 13 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.

Canada ranks 10th and Costa Rica ranks 9th of 64 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Costa Rica Difference Ahead
2000s -0.3972 0.0594 0.4566 Costa Rica
2010s -0.3576 0.2 0.5577 Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher vertical fiscal imbalance, percent, Canada or Costa Rica?
Costa Rica, at 0.2529 against 0.2153 in Canada as of 2014.
What is the difference in vertical fiscal imbalance, percent between Canada and Costa Rica?
0.0376, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Costa Rica?
13 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2014.
How do Canada and Costa Rica rank globally for vertical fiscal imbalance, percent?
Canada ranks 10th and Costa Rica ranks 9th 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.