Chile vs Costa Rica: Vertical fiscal imbalance, Percent

Chile
0.207
in 2020
Costa Rica
0.2529
in 2014
Chile rank
11th
Costa Rica rank
9th

Vertical fiscal imbalance, Percent over time

  • Chile
  • Costa Rica
-0.6-0.4-0.2-00.2200220112020

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.2529 against 0.207 in Chile, a difference of 0.0459.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Chile ranks 11th 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 Chile Costa Rica Difference Ahead
2000s -0.2865 0.0158 0.3023 Costa Rica
2010s -0.0639 0.2 0.2639 Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher vertical fiscal imbalance, percent, Chile or Costa Rica?
Costa Rica, at 0.2529 against 0.207 in Chile as of 2014.
What is the difference in vertical fiscal imbalance, percent between Chile and Costa Rica?
0.0459, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Costa Rica?
10 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2014.
How do Chile and Costa Rica rank globally for vertical fiscal imbalance, percent?
Chile ranks 11th 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.