Social benefits, Ratio of this level of government's … total in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Social benefits, Ratio of this level of government's … total was 0.6241 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Social benefits, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Kazakhstan, 2010–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2020, social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Kazakhstan stood at 0.6241. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 27.1% on the previous year and down 29.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Kazakhstan peaked at 0.9261 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.6241, in 2020.
That places Kazakhstan 24th out of 79 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Social benefits, Ratio of this level of government's … total in Kazakhstan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.8822 | — |
| 2011 | 0.8939 | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.8989 | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.9092 | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9018 | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.9132 | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.9057 | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.8973 | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.9261 | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 0.8561 | -7.6% |
| 2020 | 0.6241 | -27.1% |
Kazakhstan compared with similar countries
- Kazakhstan's 0.6241 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4098, 1.5× the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Kazakhstan's 0.6241 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1767, 3.5× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.8984 | 0.8561 | 0.9261 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6241 | 0.6241 | 0.6241 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Kazakhstan?
- Social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Kazakhstan was 0.6241 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9261 in 2018.
- What is the lowest social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6241 in 2020.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on?
- Kazakhstan ranks 24th out of 79 countries with data for 2020.
- Is social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kazakhstan 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.