Social benefits, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Slovakia
Slovakia: Social benefits, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on was 0.2671 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Social benefits, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Slovakia, 1995–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Slovakia is 0.2671, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and down 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Slovakia peaked at 0.3031 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.1422, in 1998.
That places Slovakia 40th out of 79 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 Slovakia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.2234 | — |
| 1996 | 0.1952 | -12.6% |
| 1997 | 0.1705 | -12.6% |
| 1998 | 0.1422 | -16.6% |
| 1999 | 0.1922 | +35.2% |
| 2000 | 0.196 | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 0.2278 | +16.2% |
| 2002 | 0.2421 | +6.2% |
| 2003 | 0.2556 | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 0.3005 | +17.6% |
| 2005 | 0.3031 | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.2866 | -5.4% |
| 2007 | 0.2889 | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.2747 | -4.9% |
| 2009 | 0.2787 | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.2963 | +6.3% |
| 2011 | 0.2861 | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 0.2836 | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.2728 | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 0.2602 | -4.6% |
| 2015 | 0.2611 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.2557 | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 0.2697 | +5.5% |
| 2018 | 0.2597 | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 0.2621 | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2671 | +1.9% |
Slovakia compared with similar countries
- Slovakia's 0.2671 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2134, 1.3× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Slovakia's 0.2671 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1767, 1.5× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1847 | 0.1422 | 0.2234 | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.2654 | 0.196 | 0.3031 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2707 | 0.2557 | 0.2963 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2671 | 0.2671 | 0.2671 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Slovakia
More public sector data for Slovakia
- Arms imports 298.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 54.96 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0021 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 893.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 298.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 525.49 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0202 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 16.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 2.85 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 623.96 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Slovakia?
- Social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Slovakia was 0.2671 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3031 in 2005.
- What is the lowest social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1422 in 1998.
- How does Slovakia rank for social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on?
- Slovakia ranks 40th out of 79 countries with data for 2020.
- Is social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Slovakia 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.