Tax revenue decentralization, Ratio of this level of government's in El Salvador
El Salvador: Tax revenue decentralization, Ratio of this level of government's was 0.9818 in 2020. ▬ Flat
Tax revenue decentralization, Ratio of this level of government's in El Salvador, 2002–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2020, tax revenue decentralization, ratio of this level of government's in El Salvador stood at 0.9818.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue decentralization, ratio of this level of government's in El Salvador peaked at 0.9844 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.9405, in 2012.
El Salvador ranks 16th of 80 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Tax revenue decentralization, Ratio of this level of government's in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.9841 | — |
| 2003 | 0.9844 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.9774 | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.9815 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.9833 | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.9822 | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.9514 | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 0.9587 | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.9445 | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.9416 | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.9405 | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9787 | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9752 | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.98 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.9799 | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.982 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9837 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9837 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9818 | -0.2% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 0.9818 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9294, 1.1× the median. (28 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 0.9818 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.9536, 1.0× the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9754 | 0.9514 | 0.9844 | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.969 | 0.9405 | 0.9837 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9818 | 0.9818 | 0.9818 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue decentralization, ratio of this level of government's in El Salvador?
- Tax revenue decentralization, ratio of this level of government's in El Salvador was 0.9818 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest tax revenue decentralization, ratio of this level of government's recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9844 in 2003.
- What is the lowest tax revenue decentralization, ratio of this level of government's recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9405 in 2012.
- How does El Salvador rank for tax revenue decentralization, ratio of this level of government's?
- El Salvador ranks 16th out of 80 countries with data for 2020.
- Is tax revenue decentralization, ratio of this level of government's rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this El Salvador 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.