Revenue decentralization, Percent in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Revenue decentralization, Percent was 0.6133 in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.6133
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
44th
of 67 countries
All-time high
0.6953
in 2008
All-time low
0.6133
in 2020
Years of data
19
2002–2020

Revenue decentralization, Percent in Costa Rica, 2002–2020

00.20.40.62002201120202002: 0.6662003: 0.6862004: 0.6842005: 0.6812006: 0.6662007: 0.6952008: 0.6952009: 0.6662010: 0.6532011: 0.6492012: 0.6522013: 0.6482014: 0.6422015: 0.6442016: 0.6562017: 0.6552018: 0.6492019: 0.6232020: 0.613

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 0.6133 for revenue decentralization, percent in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 6.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, revenue decentralization, percent in Costa Rica peaked at 0.6953 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.6133, in 2020.

Costa Rica ranks 44th of 67 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.

Revenue decentralization, Percent in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Revenue decentralization, Percent (Central government) in Costa Rica, 2002 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2002 0.6663
2003 0.686 +3.0%
2004 0.6837 -0.3%
2005 0.6811 -0.4%
2006 0.6658 -2.3%
2007 0.6948 +4.4%
2008 0.6953 +0.1%
2009 0.6663 -4.2%
2010 0.6532 -2.0%
2011 0.6487 -0.7%
2012 0.6518 +0.5%
2013 0.6479 -0.6%
2014 0.6421 -0.9%
2015 0.6441 +0.3%
2016 0.6559 +1.8%
2017 0.6548 -0.2%
2018 0.6489 -0.9%
2019 0.6226 -4.1%
2020 0.6133 -1.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.6799 0.6658 0.6953 8
2010s 0.647 0.6226 0.6559 10
2020s 0.6133 0.6133 0.6133 1

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 41 Hungary 0.6273 compare
  2. 42 Lithuania 0.6261 compare
  3. 43 Austria 0.6145 compare
  4. 45 Moldova 0.6043 compare
  5. 46 Netherlands 0.6008 compare
  6. 47 Sweden 0.598 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is revenue decentralization, percent in Costa Rica?
Revenue decentralization, percent in Costa Rica was 0.6133 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest revenue decentralization, percent recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 0.6953 in 2008.
What is the lowest revenue decentralization, percent recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6133 in 2020.
How does Costa Rica rank for revenue decentralization, percent?
Costa Rica ranks 44th out of 67 countries with data for 2020.
Is revenue decentralization, percent rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Costa Rica 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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Indicator
Revenue decentralization, Percent (Central government)
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
67 places, 1,262 data points, 1972–2020
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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.