Social benefits, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Czechia

Czechia: Social benefits, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on was 0.8062 in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
0.8062
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
17th
of 79 countries
All-time high
0.811
in 2013
All-time low
0.6788
in 1996
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Social benefits, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Czechia, 1995–2020

00.20.40.60.81995200720201995: 0.7731996: 0.6791997: 0.8061998: 0.81999: 0.7972000: 0.8022001: 0.7992002: 0.7932003: 0.782004: 0.7742005: 0.7742006: 0.7892007: 0.7842008: 0.7772009: 0.7712010: 0.7742011: 0.7752012: 0.8082013: 0.8112014: 0.812015: 0.812016: 0.8062017: 0.8062018: 0.8062019: 0.8042020: 0.806

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

In 2020, social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Czechia stood at 0.8062.

The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Czechia peaked at 0.811 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.6788, in 1996.

Czechia ranks 17th of 79 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Social benefits, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Czechia, year by year

Annual values for Social benefits, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government) in Czechia, 1995 to 2020.
Year Value Change
1995 0.7733
1996 0.6788 -12.2%
1997 0.8057 +18.7%
1998 0.7999 -0.7%
1999 0.7973 -0.3%
2000 0.8016 +0.5%
2001 0.799 -0.3%
2002 0.7931 -0.7%
2003 0.7804 -1.6%
2004 0.7736 -0.9%
2005 0.7742 +0.1%
2006 0.7893 +1.9%
2007 0.7836 -0.7%
2008 0.7769 -0.9%
2009 0.7714 -0.7%
2010 0.7735 +0.3%
2011 0.7748 +0.2%
2012 0.808 +4.3%
2013 0.811 +0.4%
2014 0.8099 -0.1%
2015 0.8105 +0.1%
2016 0.8062 -0.5%
2017 0.8057 -0.1%
2018 0.8058 +0.0%
2019 0.8044 -0.2%
2020 0.8062 +0.2%

Czechia compared with similar countries

  • Czechia's 0.8062 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2134, 3.8× the median. (42 countries reporting)
  • Czechia's 0.8062 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1767, 4.6× the median. (45 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.771 0.6788 0.8057 5
2000s 0.7843 0.7714 0.8016 10
2010s 0.801 0.7735 0.811 10
2020s 0.8062 0.8062 0.8062 1

Countries ranked near Czechia

  1. 14 Mauritius 0.8714 compare
  2. 15 Brazil 0.8449 compare
  3. 16 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.8364 compare
  4. 18 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.8049 compare
  5. 19 Thailand 0.7501 compare
  6. 20 Guatemala 0.7144 compare

See the full ranking of 79 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Czechia?
Social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Czechia was 0.8062 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Czechia?
The highest recorded value was 0.811 in 2013.
What is the lowest social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Czechia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6788 in 1996.
How does Czechia rank for social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on?
Czechia ranks 17th out of 79 countries with data for 2020.
Is social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on rising or falling in Czechia?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Czechia 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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Social benefits, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government)
Source
International Monetary Fund
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Coverage
79 places, 1,532 data points, 1972–2020
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