Capital spending, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Capital spending, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on was 0.9816 in 2018. ▼ Falling
Capital spending, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Marshall Islands, 2008–2018
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2018, capital spending, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Marshall Islands stood at 0.9816.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, capital spending, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Marshall Islands peaked at 1.87 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.5735, in 2015.
That places Marshall Islands 10th out of 78 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Capital spending, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Marshall Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 1 | — |
| 2009 | 0.9991 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 1 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 1 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 1.87 | +86.2% |
| 2013 | 0.9807 | -47.6% |
| 2014 | 1.05 | +6.8% |
| 2015 | 0.5735 | -45.2% |
| 2016 | 0.8267 | +44.1% |
| 2017 | 1 | +21.5% |
| 2018 | 0.9816 | -2.3% |
Marshall Islands compared with similar countries
- Marshall Islands's 0.9816 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6258, 1.6× the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Marshall Islands's 0.9816 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.6327, 1.6× the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9998 | 0.9991 | 1 | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.03 | 0.5735 | 1.87 | 9 |
Countries ranked near Marshall Islands
- 7 Costa Rica 0.9995 compare
- 8 Hungary 0.9963 compare
- 9 Malta 0.994 compare
- 11 Azerbaijan 0.9749 compare
- 12 Afghanistan 0.9566 compare
- 13 Senegal 0.9529
More public sector data for Marshall Islands
- Tax revenue 17.2% (2020)
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains 9.7% (2020)
- Taxes on goods and services 8.4% (2020)
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets 8.8% (2020)
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) 5.0% (2020)
- Interest payments 0.4% (2020)
- Grants and other revenue 75.8% (2020)
- Interest payments 0.5% (2020)
- Other taxes 0.8% (2020)
- Compensation of employees 35.3% (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is capital spending, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Marshall Islands?
- Capital spending, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Marshall Islands was 0.9816 in 2018, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest capital spending, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 1.87 in 2012.
- What is the lowest capital spending, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5735 in 2015.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for capital spending, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on?
- Marshall Islands ranks 10th out of 78 countries with data for 2018.
- Is capital spending, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Marshall Islands data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Capital spending, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.