Revenue decentralization, Percent (Central government) in Chile
Chile: Revenue decentralization, Percent (Central government) was 0.9075 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Revenue decentralization, Percent in Chile, 1974–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for revenue decentralization, percent in Chile is 0.9075, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, revenue decentralization, percent in Chile peaked at 0.9843 in 1974 and was at its lowest, 0.9075, in 2020.
Chile ranks 8th of 67 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Revenue decentralization, Percent (Central government) in Chile, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 0.9843 | — |
| 1975 | 0.9827 | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.98 | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 0.9832 | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 0.9784 | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 0.9811 | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.9752 | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 0.9506 | -2.5% |
| 1982 | 0.9441 | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 0.9439 | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.9446 | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.9426 | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.9427 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.9436 | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.9364 | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.9363 | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.9333 | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.9323 | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.9208 | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.9318 | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.9336 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.9459 | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.9252 | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 0.9304 | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.9317 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9301 | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.9274 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.924 | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.9216 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.9178 | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.919 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9188 | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.915 | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.9075 | -0.8% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 0.9075 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.598, 1.5× the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Chile's 0.9075 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.7693, 1.2× the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9816 | 0.9784 | 0.9843 | 6 |
| 1980s | 0.9471 | 0.9364 | 0.9752 | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.934 | 0.9323 | 0.9363 | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.9315 | 0.9208 | 0.9459 | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.9236 | 0.915 | 0.9317 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9075 | 0.9075 | 0.9075 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is revenue decentralization, percent in Chile?
- Revenue decentralization, percent in Chile was 0.9075 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest revenue decentralization, percent recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9843 in 1974.
- What is the lowest revenue decentralization, percent recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9075 in 2020.
- How does Chile rank for revenue decentralization, percent?
- Chile ranks 8th out of 67 countries with data for 2020.
- Is revenue decentralization, percent rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Revenue decentralization, 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.