Subsidies, payable, Ratio of this level of government's … total in Chile
Chile: Subsidies, payable, Ratio of this level of government's … total was 0.5549 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Subsidies, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure in Chile, 2005–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for subsidies, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure in Chile is 0.5549, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is down 6.4% on the previous year and down 41.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, subsidies, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure in Chile peaked at 0.97 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.5549, in 2020.
That places Chile 57th out of 75 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Subsidies, payable, Ratio of this level of government's … total in Chile, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.943 | — |
| 2006 | 0.9436 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.9468 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.97 | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 0.9676 | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.9402 | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 0.9434 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.9342 | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.9216 | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.8906 | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 0.8856 | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.888 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.6717 | -24.4% |
| 2018 | 0.613 | -8.7% |
| 2019 | 0.5927 | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 0.5549 | -6.4% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 0.5549 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.7517, 74% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Chile's 0.5549 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.851, 65% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9542 | 0.943 | 0.97 | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.8281 | 0.5927 | 0.9434 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5549 | 0.5549 | 0.5549 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is subsidies, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure in Chile?
- Subsidies, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure in Chile was 0.5549 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest subsidies, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 0.97 in 2008.
- What is the lowest subsidies, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5549 in 2020.
- How does Chile rank for subsidies, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure?
- Chile ranks 57th out of 75 countries with data for 2020.
- Is subsidies, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Chile 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.