Paraguay vs United States of America: Vertical fiscal imbalance, Percent

Paraguay
0.2908
in 2020
United States of America
0.3212
in 2020
Paraguay rank
6th
United States of America rank
5th

Vertical fiscal imbalance, Percent over time

  • Paraguay
  • United States of America
-0.6-0.4-0.2-00.20.4198920042020

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 0.3212 against 0.2908 in Paraguay, a difference of 0.0304.

That makes United States of America's figure about 1.1 times Paraguay's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Paraguay ahead.

Paraguay ranks 6th and United States of America ranks 5th of 64 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Paraguay averaged higher in 1 and United States of America in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Paraguay United States of America Difference Ahead
2000s -0.1179 -0.0504 0.0675 United States of America
2010s 0.0114 -0.1158 0.1272 Paraguay
2020s 0.2908 0.3212 0.0303 United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher vertical fiscal imbalance, percent, Paraguay or United States of America?
United States of America, at 0.3212 against 0.2908 in Paraguay as of 2020.
What is the difference in vertical fiscal imbalance, percent between Paraguay and United States of America?
0.0304, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Paraguay and United States of America?
16 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2020.
How do Paraguay and United States of America rank globally for vertical fiscal imbalance, percent?
Paraguay ranks 6th and United States of America ranks 5th 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.