Subsidies, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Subsidies, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure was 0.833 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Subsidies, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2005–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2020, subsidies, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure in Bosnia and Herzegovina stood at 0.833.
The figure is up 16.6% on the previous year and down 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, subsidies, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 0.8803 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.7142, in 2019.
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 36th of 75 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Subsidies, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure in Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.8116 | — |
| 2006 | 0.8651 | +6.6% |
| 2007 | 0.8439 | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 0.8368 | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.8803 | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 0.8666 | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.8377 | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 0.8481 | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.8489 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.8287 | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.8128 | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.7804 | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 0.7711 | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.7431 | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 0.7142 | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 0.833 | +16.6% |
Bosnia and Herzegovina compared with similar countries
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 0.833 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9018, 92% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 0.833 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.7742, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8475 | 0.8116 | 0.8803 | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.8052 | 0.7142 | 0.8666 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.833 | 0.833 | 0.833 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is subsidies, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Subsidies, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 0.833 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest subsidies, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8803 in 2009.
- What is the lowest subsidies, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7142 in 2019.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for subsidies, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 36th out of 75 countries with data for 2020.
- Is subsidies, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure rising or falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bosnia and Herzegovina data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Subsidies, payable, 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.