Social benefits, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in United States
United States: Social benefits, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on was 0.1632 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Social benefits, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in United States, 2001–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in United States is 0.1632, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of up 10.6% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in United States peaked at 0.1726 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.1105, in 2001.
That places United States 51st 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 20 years of available data.
Social benefits, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in United States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.1105 | — |
| 2002 | 0.1135 | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 0.1184 | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 0.1242 | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 0.126 | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.1221 | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 0.1211 | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.1252 | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 0.1431 | +14.3% |
| 2010 | 0.1713 | +19.7% |
| 2011 | 0.1726 | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.1533 | -11.2% |
| 2013 | 0.1519 | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.1538 | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.1527 | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.1501 | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.1514 | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.1492 | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.1476 | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1632 | +10.6% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 0.1632 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.2134, 77% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1227 | 0.1105 | 0.1431 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.1554 | 0.1476 | 0.1726 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1632 | 0.1632 | 0.1632 | 1 |
Countries ranked near United States
- 48 Denmark 0.1767 compare
- 49 Netherlands 0.1686 compare
- 50 Kyrgyzstan 0.1658 compare
- 52 Ukraine 0.1618 compare
- 53 Hungary 0.1609 compare
- 54 United Arab Emirates 0.1378 compare
More public sector data for United States
- Arms imports 1.21 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 3.56 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 52.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 1.21 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 2,933 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.034 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 8.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 997.31 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 86.58 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 United States?
- Social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in United States was 0.1632 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1726 in 2011.
- What is the lowest social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1105 in 2001.
- How does United States rank for social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on?
- United States ranks 51st out of 79 countries with data for 2020.
- Is social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States 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.