Tax revenue decentralization, Ratio of this level of government's in United States
United States: Tax revenue decentralization, Ratio of this level of government's was 0.5133 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Tax revenue decentralization, Ratio of this level of government's in United States, 1989–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
United States recorded 0.5133 for tax revenue decentralization, ratio of this level of government's in 2020.
That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue decentralization, ratio of this level of government's in United States peaked at 0.6038 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.4739, in 2009.
United States ranks 74th of 80 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Tax revenue decentralization, Ratio of this level of government's in United States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 0.5608 | — |
| 1990 | 0.5544 | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 0.5475 | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 0.5383 | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 0.5436 | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.5531 | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 0.5595 | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.5713 | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 0.5821 | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 0.5908 | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.5915 | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.6038 | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 0.5764 | -4.5% |
| 2002 | 0.5366 | -6.9% |
| 2003 | 0.5231 | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 0.5222 | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.5416 | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 0.5529 | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 0.5518 | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.5312 | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 0.4739 | -10.8% |
| 2010 | 0.4957 | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 0.5204 | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 0.5278 | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.5414 | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 0.5537 | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.5604 | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.5538 | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.5695 | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 0.5276 | -7.4% |
| 2019 | 0.5259 | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.5133 | -2.4% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 0.5133 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.8224, 62% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.5608 | 0.5608 | 0.5608 | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.5632 | 0.5383 | 0.5915 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5414 | 0.4739 | 0.6038 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5376 | 0.4957 | 0.5695 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5133 | 0.5133 | 0.5133 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue decentralization, ratio of this level of government's in United States?
- Tax revenue decentralization, ratio of this level of government's in United States was 0.5133 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest tax revenue decentralization, ratio of this level of government's recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6038 in 2000.
- What is the lowest tax revenue decentralization, ratio of this level of government's recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4739 in 2009.
- How does United States rank for tax revenue decentralization, ratio of this level of government's?
- United States ranks 74th out of 80 countries with data for 2020.
- Is tax revenue decentralization, ratio of this level of government's rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States 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.