General public services, Ratio of this level of government's … total in Guatemala
Guatemala: General public services, Ratio of this level of government's … total was 0.8562 in 2020. ▬ Flat
General public services, Ratio of this level of government's in Guatemala, 2014–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for general public services, ratio of this level of government's in Guatemala is 0.8562, measured in 2020.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Guatemala ranks 53rd of 60 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
General public services, Ratio of this level of government's … total in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.8425 | — |
| 2015 | 0.918 | +9.0% |
| 2016 | 0.8526 | -7.1% |
| 2017 | 0.8425 | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.8619 | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.8554 | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.8562 | +0.1% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 0.8562 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.17, 73% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.8622 | 0.8425 | 0.918 | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.8562 | 0.8562 | 0.8562 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is general public services, ratio of this level of government's in Guatemala?
- General public services, ratio of this level of government's in Guatemala was 0.8562 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest general public services, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 0.918 in 2015.
- What is the lowest general public services, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8425 in 2014.
- How does Guatemala rank for general public services, ratio of this level of government's?
- Guatemala ranks 53rd out of 60 countries with data for 2020.
- Is general public services, ratio of this level of government's rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of General public services, 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.