Other expense, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Palau
Palau: Other expense, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on was 0.9863 in 2019. ▬ Flat
Other expense, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Palau, 2008–2019
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Palau recorded 0.9863 for other expense, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other expense, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Palau peaked at 1 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.943, in 2015.
That places Palau 7th out of 64 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
Other expense, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Palau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 1 | — |
| 2009 | 0.9942 | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.9986 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.991 | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.9929 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.9979 | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.9979 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.943 | -5.5% |
| 2016 | 0.996 | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 0.9953 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9943 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9863 | -0.8% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 0.9863 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.6358, 1.6× the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Palau's 0.9863 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.9393, 1.1× the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9971 | 0.9942 | 1 | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.9893 | 0.943 | 0.9986 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Palau
- 4 Afghanistan 0.9977 compare
- 5 United States of America 0.9869 compare
- 6 Iran, Islamic Republic of 0.9868
- 8 Chile 0.9849 compare
- 9 Mauritius 0.9812 compare
- 10 Armenia 0.981 compare
More public sector data for Palau
- Tax revenue 18.1% (2020)
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains 8.8% (2020)
- Taxes on goods and services 14.2% (2020)
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets 6.4% (2020)
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) -9.5% (2020)
- Interest payments 0.6% (2020)
- Grants and other revenue 63.3% (2020)
- Interest payments 0.5% (2020)
- Other taxes 1.4% (2020)
- Compensation of employees 31.0% (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is other expense, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Palau?
- Other expense, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Palau was 0.9863 in 2019, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest other expense, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 2008.
- What is the lowest other expense, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.943 in 2015.
- How does Palau rank for other expense, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on?
- Palau ranks 7th out of 64 countries with data for 2019.
- Is other expense, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Palau 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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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.