General public services, Ratio of this level of government's … total in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: General public services, Ratio of this level of government's … total was 0.9841 in 2020. ▼ Falling
General public services, Ratio of this level of government's in United Kingdom, 1995–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
United Kingdom recorded 0.9841 for general public services, ratio of this level of government's in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, general public services, ratio of this level of government's in United Kingdom peaked at 1.55 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.9841, in 2020.
United Kingdom ranks 44th of 60 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
General public services, Ratio of this level of government's … total in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 1.38 | — |
| 1996 | 1.36 | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 1.37 | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 1.33 | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 1.43 | +7.4% |
| 2000 | 1.42 | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 1.48 | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 1.47 | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 1.55 | +5.8% |
| 2004 | 1.46 | -6.0% |
| 2005 | 1.41 | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 1.43 | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 1.44 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 1.42 | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 1.19 | -16.4% |
| 2010 | 1.12 | -5.6% |
| 2011 | 1.11 | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 1.1 | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 1.07 | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 1.06 | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 1.06 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.05 | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 1.04 | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 1.01 | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 1.01 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.9841 | -2.4% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 0.9841 is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.16, 85% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom's 0.9841 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.17, 84% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.37 | 1.33 | 1.43 | 5 |
| 2000s | 1.43 | 1.19 | 1.55 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.06 | 1.01 | 1.12 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9841 | 0.9841 | 0.9841 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is general public services, ratio of this level of government's in United Kingdom?
- General public services, ratio of this level of government's in United Kingdom was 0.9841 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest general public services, ratio of this level of government's recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 1.55 in 2003.
- What is the lowest general public services, ratio of this level of government's recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9841 in 2020.
- How does United Kingdom rank for general public services, ratio of this level of government's?
- United Kingdom ranks 44th out of 60 countries with data for 2020.
- Is general public services, ratio of this level of government's rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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.