Other expense, Ratio of this level of government's … total in Canada
Canada: Other expense, Ratio of this level of government's … total was 0.2812 in 2020. ▬ Flat
Other expense, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Canada, 1990–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2020, other expense, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Canada stood at 0.2812. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of up 42.9% on the previous year and up 26.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other expense, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Canada peaked at 0.2812 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.1546, in 1995.
Canada ranks 60th of 64 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Other expense, Ratio of this level of government's … total in Canada, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.2506 | — |
| 1991 | 0.2373 | -5.3% |
| 1992 | 0.1817 | -23.4% |
| 1993 | 0.1972 | +8.5% |
| 1994 | 0.1857 | -5.8% |
| 1995 | 0.1546 | -16.8% |
| 1996 | 0.2295 | +48.5% |
| 1997 | 0.1556 | -32.2% |
| 1998 | 0.1969 | +26.5% |
| 1999 | 0.2068 | +5.1% |
| 2000 | 0.2079 | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.2221 | +6.8% |
| 2002 | 0.2279 | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.2263 | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.2367 | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 0.2343 | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1821 | -22.3% |
| 2007 | 0.2336 | +28.3% |
| 2008 | 0.2373 | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.2473 | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 0.2222 | -10.2% |
| 2011 | 0.2162 | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 0.2228 | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 0.192 | -13.8% |
| 2014 | 0.1843 | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1836 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.1757 | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 0.1802 | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 0.1751 | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 0.1968 | +12.4% |
| 2020 | 0.2812 | +42.9% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 0.2812 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.6358, 44% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Other expense, Ratio of this level of government's … total in Canada changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +48.5% | 0.1546 | 0.2295 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1996 | 0.1546 | 0.2506 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2255 | 0.1821 | 0.2473 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1949 | 0.1751 | 0.2228 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2812 | 0.2812 | 0.2812 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is other expense, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Canada?
- Other expense, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Canada was 0.2812 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest other expense, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2812 in 2020.
- What is the lowest other expense, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1546 in 1995.
- How does Canada rank for other expense, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on?
- Canada ranks 60th out of 64 countries with data for 2020.
- Is other expense, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Other expense, 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.