Social benefits, Ratio of this level of government's … total in South Korea
South Korea: Social benefits, Ratio of this level of government's … total was 1 in 2020. ▬ Flat
Social benefits, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in South Korea, 2012–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2020, social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in South Korea stood at 1. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in South Korea peaked at 1 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2017.
That places South Korea 1st 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 South Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 1 | — |
| 2013 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1 | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1 | +0.0% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's 1 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2134, 4.7× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- South Korea's 1 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.8444, 1.2× the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
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Frequently asked questions
- What is social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in South Korea?
- Social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in South Korea was 1 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 2012.
- What is the lowest social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2017.
- How does South Korea rank for social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on?
- South Korea ranks 1st out of 79 countries with data for 2020.
- Is social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this South Korea 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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About this data
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.