Social benefits, Ratio of this level of government's … total in Russia
Russia: Social benefits, Ratio of this level of government's … total was 0.0637 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Social benefits, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Russia, 2002–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2020, social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Russia stood at 0.0637.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.7% on the previous year and up 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Russia peaked at 0.1185 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.0544, in 2011.
That places Russia 67th out of 79 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Social benefits, Ratio of this level of government's … total in Russia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.0657 | — |
| 2003 | 0.117 | +78.1% |
| 2004 | 0.1185 | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0911 | -23.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0837 | -8.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0801 | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0748 | -6.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0678 | -9.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0568 | -16.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0544 | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0852 | +56.6% |
| 2013 | 0.078 | -8.5% |
| 2014 | 0.084 | +7.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0779 | -7.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0741 | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0741 | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0742 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0698 | -5.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0637 | -8.7% |
Russia compared with similar countries
- Russia's 0.0637 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.2134, 30% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Russia's 0.0637 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1767, 36% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Social benefits, Ratio of this level of government's … total in Russia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +78.1% | 0.0657 | 0.117 |
| 2012 | +56.6% | 0.0544 | 0.0852 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0873 | 0.0657 | 0.1185 | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.0728 | 0.0544 | 0.0852 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0637 | 0.0637 | 0.0637 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Russia?
- Social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Russia was 0.0637 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1185 in 2004.
- What is the lowest social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0544 in 2011.
- How does Russia rank for social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on?
- Russia ranks 67th out of 79 countries with data for 2020.
- Is social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Russia 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.