Recreation, culture and religion, Ratio of this level of government's in Portugal
Portugal: Recreation, culture and religion, Ratio of this level of government's was 0.4171 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Recreation, culture and religion, Ratio of this level of government's in Portugal, 1995–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 0.4171 for recreation, culture and religion, ratio of this level of government's in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, recreation, culture and religion, ratio of this level of government's in Portugal peaked at 0.609 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.348, in 2015.
That places Portugal 39th out of 59 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Recreation, culture and religion, Ratio of this level of government's in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.609 | — |
| 1996 | 0.5776 | -5.2% |
| 1997 | 0.5331 | -7.7% |
| 1998 | 0.5509 | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 0.5661 | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 0.5271 | -6.9% |
| 2001 | 0.4924 | -6.6% |
| 2002 | 0.4575 | -7.1% |
| 2003 | 0.4467 | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.5217 | +16.8% |
| 2005 | 0.4371 | -16.2% |
| 2006 | 0.4538 | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 0.4623 | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 0.4426 | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 0.4627 | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 0.4118 | -11.0% |
| 2011 | 0.4542 | +10.3% |
| 2012 | 0.4374 | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 0.3638 | -16.8% |
| 2014 | 0.4234 | +16.4% |
| 2015 | 0.348 | -17.8% |
| 2016 | 0.4486 | +28.9% |
| 2017 | 0.4279 | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 0.4164 | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 0.4191 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.4171 | -0.5% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 0.4171 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.4558, 92% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 0.4171 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4834, 86% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5673 | 0.5331 | 0.609 | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.4704 | 0.4371 | 0.5271 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4151 | 0.348 | 0.4542 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4171 | 0.4171 | 0.4171 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is recreation, culture and religion, ratio of this level of government's in Portugal?
- Recreation, culture and religion, ratio of this level of government's in Portugal was 0.4171 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest recreation, culture and religion, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.609 in 1995.
- What is the lowest recreation, culture and religion, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.348 in 2015.
- How does Portugal rank for recreation, culture and religion, ratio of this level of government's?
- Portugal ranks 39th out of 59 countries with data for 2020.
- Is recreation, culture and religion, ratio of this level of government's rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Recreation, culture and religion, 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.