Social contributions, Ratio of this level of government's … total in Ireland
Ireland: Social contributions, Ratio of this level of government's … total was 0.266 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Social contributions, Ratio of this level of government's revenue in Ireland, 1991–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 0.266 for social contributions, ratio of this level of government's revenue in 2020.
That represents a change of up 11.2% on the previous year and down 72.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, social contributions, ratio of this level of government's revenue in Ireland peaked at 0.9765 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.0948, in 1991.
Ireland ranks 20th of 77 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Social contributions, Ratio of this level of government's … total in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.0948 | — |
| 1992 | 0.1043 | +10.1% |
| 1993 | 0.1076 | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 0.1056 | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 0.8913 | +743.8% |
| 1996 | 0.8881 | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.8823 | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.8882 | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.8901 | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.8923 | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.8904 | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.8844 | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.8801 | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.8801 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.9563 | +8.7% |
| 2006 | 0.9566 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.9573 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.9551 | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.9667 | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.9685 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.9728 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.9711 | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.9765 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.9733 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.9725 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9735 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.256 | -73.7% |
| 2018 | 0.2457 | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2392 | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 0.266 | +11.2% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 0.266 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0767, 3.5× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 0.266 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0392, 6.8× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Social contributions, Ratio of this level of government's … total in Ireland 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +743.8% | 0.1056 | 0.8913 |
| 2017 | -73.7% | 0.9735 | 0.256 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5392 | 0.0948 | 0.8913 | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.9219 | 0.8801 | 0.9667 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7549 | 0.2392 | 0.9765 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.266 | 0.266 | 0.266 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is social contributions, ratio of this level of government's revenue in Ireland?
- Social contributions, ratio of this level of government's revenue in Ireland was 0.266 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest social contributions, ratio of this level of government's revenue recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9765 in 2013.
- What is the lowest social contributions, ratio of this level of government's revenue recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0948 in 1991.
- How does Ireland rank for social contributions, ratio of this level of government's revenue?
- Ireland ranks 20th out of 77 countries with data for 2020.
- Is social contributions, ratio of this level of government's revenue rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 72.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Social contributions, Ratio of this level of government's revenue from this item to total general government revenue from this item, 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.