Capital spending, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Palau
Palau: Capital spending, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on was 0.6876 in 2019. ▬ Flat
Capital spending, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Palau, 2008–2019
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for capital spending, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Palau is 0.6876, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 35.0% on the previous year and down 33.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, capital spending, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Palau peaked at 1.57 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.6876, in 2019.
Palau ranks 34th of 78 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Capital spending, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Palau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 1.02 | — |
| 2009 | 1.04 | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 1.06 | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 1.01 | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 1.01 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 1.06 | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 1.11 | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 1.36 | +22.8% |
| 2016 | 1.57 | +15.4% |
| 2017 | 1.05 | -33.4% |
| 2018 | 1.06 | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.6876 | -35.0% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 0.6876 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.5506, 1.2× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Palau's 0.6876 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.6327, 1.1× the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.03 | 1.02 | 1.04 | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.1 | 0.6876 | 1.57 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Palau
More public sector data for Palau
- Tax revenue 18.1% (2020)
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains 8.8% (2020)
- Taxes on goods and services 14.2% (2020)
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets 6.4% (2020)
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) -9.5% (2020)
- Interest payments 0.6% (2020)
- Grants and other revenue 63.3% (2020)
- Interest payments 0.5% (2020)
- Other taxes 1.4% (2020)
- Compensation of employees 31.0% (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is capital spending, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Palau?
- Capital spending, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Palau was 0.6876 in 2019, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest capital spending, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 1.57 in 2016.
- What is the lowest capital spending, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6876 in 2019.
- How does Palau rank for capital spending, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on?
- Palau ranks 34th out of 78 countries with data for 2019.
- Is capital spending, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Palau 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.