Social benefits, Ratio of this level of government's … total in Slovenia
Slovenia: Social benefits, Ratio of this level of government's … total was 0.2151 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Social benefits, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Slovenia, 1995–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Slovenia is 0.2151, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 12.2% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Slovenia peaked at 0.2151 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.168, in 2008.
That places Slovenia 44th 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 … total in Slovenia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.1728 | — |
| 1996 | 0.1756 | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.193 | +9.9% |
| 1998 | 0.1886 | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 0.1859 | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.1889 | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 0.1818 | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 0.1828 | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.1885 | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 0.1858 | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.1834 | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.1791 | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.1721 | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 0.168 | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 0.1919 | +14.2% |
| 2010 | 0.1986 | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 0.2106 | +6.1% |
| 2012 | 0.2001 | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1885 | -5.8% |
| 2014 | 0.1884 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.1873 | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.1777 | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 0.1879 | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 0.1804 | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1917 | +6.3% |
| 2020 | 0.2151 | +12.2% |
Slovenia compared with similar countries
- Slovenia's 0.2151 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2134, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Slovenia's 0.2151 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1767, 1.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1832 | 0.1728 | 0.193 | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.1822 | 0.168 | 0.1919 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1911 | 0.1777 | 0.2106 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2151 | 0.2151 | 0.2151 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Slovenia?
- Social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Slovenia was 0.2151 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Slovenia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2151 in 2020.
- What is the lowest social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Slovenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.168 in 2008.
- How does Slovenia rank for social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on?
- Slovenia ranks 44th out of 79 countries with data for 2020.
- Is social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on rising or falling in Slovenia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Slovenia 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.