Social benefits, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Social benefits, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on was 0.8049 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Social benefits, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2005–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Bosnia and Herzegovina recorded 0.8049 for social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in 2020. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 105.9% on the previous year and up 213.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 0.8049 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.2033, in 2015.
That places Bosnia and Herzegovina 18th out of 79 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Social benefits, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.3438 | — |
| 2006 | 0.3141 | -8.6% |
| 2007 | 0.333 | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 0.3357 | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.2845 | -15.3% |
| 2010 | 0.2567 | -9.8% |
| 2011 | 0.2369 | -7.7% |
| 2012 | 0.2241 | -5.4% |
| 2013 | 0.2142 | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 0.2118 | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.2033 | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 0.4018 | +97.7% |
| 2017 | 0.4048 | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.4 | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.3909 | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.8049 | +105.9% |
Bosnia and Herzegovina compared with similar countries
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 0.8049 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4098, 2.0× the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 0.8049 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1767, 4.6× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Social benefits, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Bosnia and Herzegovina 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +105.9% | 0.3909 | 0.8049 |
| 2016 | +97.7% | 0.2033 | 0.4018 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3222 | 0.2845 | 0.3438 | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.2944 | 0.2033 | 0.4048 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8049 | 0.8049 | 0.8049 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 0.8049 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8049 in 2020.
- What is the lowest social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2033 in 2015.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 18th out of 79 countries with data for 2020.
- Is social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on rising or falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 213.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bosnia and Herzegovina data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Social benefits, 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.