Tax revenue decentralization, Ratio of this level of government's in Mexico

Mexico: Tax revenue decentralization, Ratio of this level of government's was 0.9377 in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
0.9377
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
34th
of 80 countries
All-time high
0.9423
in 2008
All-time low
0.7471
in 1998
Years of data
21
1991–2020

Tax revenue decentralization, Ratio of this level of government's in Mexico, 1991–2020

00.20.40.60.811991200520201991: 0.7781992: 0.771993: 0.7591994: 0.7491995: 0.7681996: 0.7661997: 0.7611998: 0.7472008: 0.9422009: 0.9382010: 0.9392011: 0.9352012: 0.9252013: 0.9242014: 0.9222015: 0.9332016: 0.9372017: 0.9352018: 0.9342019: 0.9332020: 0.938

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

Mexico recorded 0.9377 for tax revenue decentralization, ratio of this level of government's in 2020.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, tax revenue decentralization, ratio of this level of government's in Mexico peaked at 0.9423 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.7471, in 1998.

Mexico ranks 34th of 80 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.

Tax revenue decentralization, Ratio of this level of government's in Mexico, year by year

Annual values for 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) in Mexico, 1991 to 2020.
Year Value Change
1991 0.7777
1992 0.7695 -1.1%
1993 0.759 -1.4%
1994 0.7489 -1.3%
1995 0.7681 +2.6%
1996 0.7658 -0.3%
1997 0.7609 -0.6%
1998 0.7471 -1.8%
2008 0.9423 +26.1%
2009 0.9384 -0.4%
2010 0.9393 +0.1%
2011 0.9353 -0.4%
2012 0.9252 -1.1%
2013 0.924 -0.1%
2014 0.9218 -0.2%
2015 0.9331 +1.2%
2016 0.9367 +0.4%
2017 0.9346 -0.2%
2018 0.9345 -0.0%
2019 0.9331 -0.2%
2020 0.9377 +0.5%

Mexico compared with similar countries

  • Mexico's 0.9377 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9294, 1.0× the median. (28 countries reporting)
  • Mexico's 0.9377 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.9536, 98% of the median. (10 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Tax revenue decentralization, Ratio of this level of government's in Mexico changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2008 +26.1% 0.7471 0.9423

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.7621 0.7471 0.7777 8
2000s 0.9403 0.9384 0.9423 2
2010s 0.9318 0.9218 0.9393 10
2020s 0.9377 0.9377 0.9377 1

Countries ranked near Mexico

  1. 31 Costa Rica 0.9458 compare
  2. 32 Albania 0.9406 compare
  3. 33 Luxembourg 0.9397 compare
  4. 35 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.9327 compare
  5. 36 Romania 0.9251 compare
  6. 37 Austria 0.9226 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is tax revenue decentralization, ratio of this level of government's in Mexico?
Tax revenue decentralization, ratio of this level of government's in Mexico was 0.9377 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest tax revenue decentralization, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Mexico?
The highest recorded value was 0.9423 in 2008.
What is the lowest tax revenue decentralization, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Mexico?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7471 in 1998.
How does Mexico rank for tax revenue decentralization, ratio of this level of government's?
Mexico ranks 34th out of 80 countries with data for 2020.
Is tax revenue decentralization, ratio of this level of government's rising or falling in Mexico?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Mexico 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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Indicator
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)
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
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Coverage
80 places, 1,657 data points, 1972–2020
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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.