Social benefits, Ratio of this level of government's … total in Chile
Chile: Social benefits, Ratio of this level of government's … total was 0.9969 in 2020. ▬ Flat
Social benefits, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Chile, 2005–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Chile is 0.9969, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Chile peaked at 1 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.9892, in 2016.
That places Chile 5th out of 79 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
Social benefits, Ratio of this level of government's … total in Chile, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1 | — |
| 2006 | 0.9997 | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.9987 | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.9985 | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.9959 | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.991 | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.9906 | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9894 | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9915 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.992 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9946 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.9892 | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.9976 | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.9956 | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9932 | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.9969 | +0.4% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 0.9969 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2134, 4.7× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Chile's 0.9969 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.4561, 2.2× the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9986 | 0.9959 | 1 | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.9925 | 0.9892 | 0.9976 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9969 | 0.9969 | 0.9969 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Chile?
- Social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Chile was 0.9969 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 2005.
- What is the lowest social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9892 in 2016.
- How does Chile rank for social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on?
- Chile ranks 5th out of 79 countries with data for 2020.
- Is social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Chile 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.