General public services, Ratio of this level of government's … total in Russia
Russia: General public services, Ratio of this level of government's … total was 0.578 in 2020. ▼ Falling
General public services, Ratio of this level of government's in Russia, 2002–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2020, general public services, ratio of this level of government's in Russia stood at 0.578.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.7% on the previous year and down 64.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, general public services, ratio of this level of government's in Russia peaked at 1.63 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.4685, in 2015.
That places Russia 59th out of 60 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
General public services, Ratio of this level of government's … total in Russia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.6215 | — |
| 2003 | 1.28 | +105.8% |
| 2004 | 1.39 | +8.5% |
| 2005 | 1.42 | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 1.2 | -15.4% |
| 2009 | 1.28 | +6.4% |
| 2010 | 1.63 | +27.5% |
| 2011 | 0.7047 | -56.7% |
| 2012 | 0.5875 | -16.6% |
| 2013 | 0.5365 | -8.7% |
| 2014 | 0.6353 | +18.4% |
| 2015 | 0.4685 | -26.3% |
| 2016 | 0.7003 | +49.5% |
| 2017 | 0.7656 | +9.3% |
| 2018 | 0.7783 | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.6004 | -22.9% |
| 2020 | 0.578 | -3.7% |
Russia compared with similar countries
- Russia's 0.578 is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.16, 50% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Russia's 0.578 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.17, 49% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.2 | 0.6215 | 1.42 | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.7403 | 0.4685 | 1.63 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.578 | 0.578 | 0.578 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Russia
- 56 Finland 0.774 compare
- 57 Switzerland 0.716 compare
- 58 Germany 0.6267 compare
- 60 United Arab Emirates 0.0794 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is general public services, ratio of this level of government's in Russia?
- General public services, ratio of this level of government's in Russia was 0.578 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest general public services, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.63 in 2010.
- What is the lowest general public services, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4685 in 2015.
- How does Russia rank for general public services, ratio of this level of government's?
- Russia ranks 59th out of 60 countries with data for 2020.
- Is general public services, ratio of this level of government's rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 64.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Russia 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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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.