Excises, Ratio of this level of government's revenue from this item in United States
United States: Excises, Ratio of this level of government's revenue from this item was 0.3518 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Excises, Ratio of this level of government's revenue from this item in United States, 2001–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2020, excises, ratio of this level of government's revenue from this item in United States stood at 0.3518. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.7% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, excises, ratio of this level of government's revenue from this item in United States peaked at 0.4258 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.3518, in 2020.
That places United States 70th out of 73 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Excises, Ratio of this level of government's revenue from this item in United States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.4258 | — |
| 2002 | 0.4168 | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 0.4162 | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.4137 | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.4063 | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.3944 | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 0.359 | -9.0% |
| 2008 | 0.354 | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.3698 | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 0.3649 | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.3826 | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 0.3955 | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 0.4109 | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 0.406 | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.3985 | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.3871 | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 0.3894 | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.3841 | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.3853 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.3518 | -8.7% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 0.3518 is below the median for high income countries, which is 1, 35% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3951 | 0.354 | 0.4258 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.3904 | 0.3649 | 0.4109 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3518 | 0.3518 | 0.3518 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is excises, ratio of this level of government's revenue from this item in United States?
- Excises, ratio of this level of government's revenue from this item in United States was 0.3518 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest excises, ratio of this level of government's revenue from this item recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4258 in 2001.
- What is the lowest excises, ratio of this level of government's revenue from this item recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3518 in 2020.
- How does United States rank for excises, ratio of this level of government's revenue from this item?
- United States ranks 70th out of 73 countries with data for 2020.
- Is excises, ratio of this level of government's revenue from this item rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Excises, Ratio of this level of government's revenue from this item to total general government revenue from this item, Percent (Central government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.