Tax revenue decentralization, Ratio of this level … total in Chile
Chile: Tax revenue decentralization, Ratio of this level … total was 0.9066 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Tax revenue decentralization, Ratio of this level of government's in Chile, 1974–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2020, tax revenue decentralization, ratio of this level of government's in Chile stood at 0.9066. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue decentralization, ratio of this level of government's in Chile peaked at 0.9822 in 1975 and was at its lowest, 0.9066, in 2020.
Chile ranks 41st of 80 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Tax revenue decentralization, Ratio of this level … total in Chile, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 0.9812 | — |
| 1975 | 0.9822 | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 0.9787 | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.9817 | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 0.9773 | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 0.9792 | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 0.9684 | -1.1% |
| 1981 | 0.9762 | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 0.9639 | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 0.9539 | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 0.962 | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 0.9605 | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.9617 | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.9602 | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 0.9519 | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.9307 | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 0.9297 | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.932 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.9305 | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.9417 | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.9446 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.9497 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.9186 | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 0.9296 | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.9327 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.9305 | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.9245 | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.9197 | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.9199 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9178 | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.9172 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9172 | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9125 | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.9066 | -0.6% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 0.9066 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.8224, 1.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Chile's 0.9066 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.9536, 95% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.98 | 0.9773 | 0.9822 | 6 |
| 1980s | 0.9621 | 0.9519 | 0.9762 | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.9308 | 0.9297 | 0.932 | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.937 | 0.9186 | 0.9497 | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.9222 | 0.9125 | 0.9327 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9066 | 0.9066 | 0.9066 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue decentralization, ratio of this level of government's in Chile?
- Tax revenue decentralization, ratio of this level of government's in Chile was 0.9066 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest tax revenue decentralization, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9822 in 1975.
- What is the lowest tax revenue decentralization, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9066 in 2020.
- How does Chile rank for tax revenue decentralization, ratio of this level of government's?
- Chile ranks 41st out of 80 countries with data for 2020.
- Is tax revenue decentralization, ratio of this level of government's rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. 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 Tax revenue decentralization, 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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About this data
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.