Economic affairs, Ratio of this level of government's … total in Guatemala
Guatemala: Economic affairs, Ratio of this level of government's … total was 0.832 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Economic affairs, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Guatemala, 2014–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2020, economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Guatemala stood at 0.832. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 12.1% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
That places Guatemala 26th out of 60 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Economic affairs, Ratio of this level of government's … total in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.8003 | — |
| 2015 | 0.6719 | -16.0% |
| 2016 | 0.7304 | +8.7% |
| 2017 | 0.8003 | +9.6% |
| 2018 | 0.7523 | -6.0% |
| 2019 | 0.7422 | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.832 | +12.1% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 0.832 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8209, 1.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.7495 | 0.6719 | 0.8003 | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.832 | 0.832 | 0.832 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Guatemala?
- Economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Guatemala was 0.832 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 0.832 in 2020.
- What is the lowest economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6719 in 2015.
- How does Guatemala rank for economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on?
- Guatemala ranks 26th out of 60 countries with data for 2020.
- Is economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Economic affairs, 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.