Czechia vs Latvia: Vertical fiscal imbalance, Percent

Czechia
0.102
in 2020
Latvia
0.0149
in 2020
Czechia rank
27th
Latvia rank
30th

Vertical fiscal imbalance, Percent over time

  • Czechia
  • Latvia
-0.2-0.1-00.10.2199520072020

How they compare

Czechia currently reports 0.102 against 0.0149 in Latvia, a difference of 0.0871.

That makes Czechia's figure about 6.9 times Latvia's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Czechia ahead.

Czechia ranks 27th and Latvia ranks 30th of 64 countries.

Czechia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Czechia Latvia Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0445 -0.0485 0.093 Czechia
2000s 0.0226 -0.0332 0.0559 Czechia
2010s -0.0149 -0.0718 0.0568 Czechia
2020s 0.102 0.0149 0.0871 Czechia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher vertical fiscal imbalance, percent, Czechia or Latvia?
Czechia, at 0.102 against 0.0149 in Latvia as of 2020.
What is the difference in vertical fiscal imbalance, percent between Czechia and Latvia?
0.0871, with Czechia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and Latvia?
26 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2020.
How do Czechia and Latvia rank globally for vertical fiscal imbalance, percent?
Czechia ranks 27th and Latvia ranks 30th 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.