General public services, Ratio of this level of government's … total in Slovakia
Slovakia: General public services, Ratio of this level of government's … total was 1.3 in 2020. ▲ Rising
General public services, Ratio of this level of government's in Slovakia, 1995–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Slovakia recorded 1.3 for general public services, ratio of this level of government's in 2020.
The figure is up 6.3% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, general public services, ratio of this level of government's in Slovakia peaked at 1.41 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.9339, in 1995.
That places Slovakia 26th out of 60 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
General public services, Ratio of this level of government's … total in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.9339 | — |
| 1996 | 0.9446 | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.94 | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 1.01 | +7.1% |
| 1999 | 0.9692 | -3.7% |
| 2000 | 0.9927 | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 0.9789 | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 1.02 | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 1.27 | +23.5% |
| 2004 | 1.31 | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 1.41 | +8.0% |
| 2006 | 1.37 | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 1.41 | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 1.36 | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 1.3 | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 1.32 | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 1.31 | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 1.32 | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 1.27 | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 1.28 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 1.26 | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 1.33 | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 1.2 | -9.6% |
| 2018 | 1.23 | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 1.22 | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 1.3 | +6.3% |
Slovakia compared with similar countries
- Slovakia's 1.3 is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.16, 1.1× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Slovakia's 1.3 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.17, 1.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9589 | 0.9339 | 1.01 | 5 |
| 2000s | 1.24 | 0.9789 | 1.41 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.27 | 1.2 | 1.33 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is general public services, ratio of this level of government's in Slovakia?
- General public services, ratio of this level of government's in Slovakia was 1.3 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest general public services, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.41 in 2005.
- What is the lowest general public services, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9339 in 1995.
- How does Slovakia rank for general public services, ratio of this level of government's?
- Slovakia ranks 26th out of 60 countries with data for 2020.
- Is general public services, ratio of this level of government's rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Slovakia 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.