Social protection, Ratio of this level of government's … total in Iran
Iran: Social protection, Ratio of this level of government's … total was 0.9161 in 2009. ▬ Flat
Social protection, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Iran, 2001–2009
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2009, social protection, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Iran stood at 0.9161. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, social protection, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Iran peaked at 0.9489 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.9161, in 2009.
Iran ranks 10th of 60 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Social protection, Ratio of this level of government's … total in Iran, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.9295 | — |
| 2002 | 0.9209 | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.9292 | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.9348 | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.9489 | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.9483 | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.9306 | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 0.9278 | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.9161 | -1.3% |
Iran compared with similar countries
- Iran's 0.9161 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5851, 1.6× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Iran's 0.9161 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.9161, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is social protection, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Iran?
- Social protection, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Iran was 0.9161 in 2009, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest social protection, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9489 in 2005.
- What is the lowest social protection, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9161 in 2009.
- How does Iran rank for social protection, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on?
- Iran ranks 10th out of 60 countries with data for 2009.
- Is social protection, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Iran data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Social protection, 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.