Social protection, Ratio of this level of government's … total in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Social protection, Ratio of this level of government's … total was 0.4648 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Social protection, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Kazakhstan, 2010–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Kazakhstan recorded 0.4648 for social protection, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 41.5% on the previous year and down 45.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, social protection, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Kazakhstan peaked at 0.8848 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.4648, in 2020.
That places Kazakhstan 34th out of 60 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Social protection, Ratio of this level of government's … total in Kazakhstan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.8579 | — |
| 2011 | 0.856 | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.862 | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.8848 | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 0.8513 | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 0.8703 | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.8552 | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.8538 | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.858 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.7946 | -7.4% |
| 2020 | 0.4648 | -41.5% |
Kazakhstan compared with similar countries
- Kazakhstan's 0.4648 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5851, 79% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Kazakhstan's 0.4648 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4609, 1.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.8544 | 0.7946 | 0.8848 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4648 | 0.4648 | 0.4648 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is social protection, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Kazakhstan?
- Social protection, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Kazakhstan was 0.4648 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest social protection, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8848 in 2013.
- What is the lowest social protection, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4648 in 2020.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for social protection, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on?
- Kazakhstan ranks 34th out of 60 countries with data for 2020.
- Is social protection, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kazakhstan 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.