Costa Rica vs Mauritius: Vertical fiscal imbalance, Percent

Costa Rica
0.2529
in 2014
Mauritius
0.2717
in 2020
Costa Rica rank
9th
Mauritius rank
8th

Vertical fiscal imbalance, Percent over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Mauritius
-0.100.10.20.3200220112020

How they compare

Mauritius currently reports 0.2717 against 0.2529 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0188.

That makes Mauritius's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 9th and Mauritius ranks 8th of 64 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Mauritius Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0594 0.0021 0.0573 Costa Rica
2010s 0.2 -0.0322 0.2322 Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher vertical fiscal imbalance, percent, Costa Rica or Mauritius?
Mauritius, at 0.2717 against 0.2529 in Costa Rica as of 2020.
What is the difference in vertical fiscal imbalance, percent between Costa Rica and Mauritius?
0.0188, with Mauritius ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Mauritius?
13 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2014.
How do Costa Rica and Mauritius rank globally for vertical fiscal imbalance, percent?
Costa Rica ranks 9th and Mauritius ranks 8th 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.