Taxes on property, Ratio of this level of government's revenue from in Ireland
Ireland: Taxes on property, Ratio of this level of government's revenue from was 0.5739 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Taxes on property, Ratio of this level of government's revenue from in Ireland, 1995–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for taxes on property, ratio of this level of government's revenue from in Ireland is 0.5739, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 40.7% on the previous year and up 282.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on property, ratio of this level of government's revenue from in Ireland peaked at 0.5739 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.15, in 2010.
That places Ireland 11th out of 78 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Taxes on property, Ratio of this level of government's revenue from in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.1829 | — |
| 1996 | 0.2201 | +20.4% |
| 1997 | 0.2029 | -7.8% |
| 1998 | 0.2256 | +11.2% |
| 1999 | 0.2647 | +17.3% |
| 2000 | 0.2771 | +4.7% |
| 2001 | 0.2048 | -26.1% |
| 2002 | 0.1688 | -17.6% |
| 2003 | 0.2035 | +20.6% |
| 2004 | 0.1769 | -13.1% |
| 2005 | 0.197 | +11.4% |
| 2006 | 0.2239 | +13.6% |
| 2007 | 0.2434 | +8.7% |
| 2008 | 0.2121 | -12.9% |
| 2009 | 0.1624 | -23.4% |
| 2010 | 0.15 | -7.6% |
| 2011 | 0.343 | +128.7% |
| 2012 | 0.3405 | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.4458 | +30.9% |
| 2014 | 0.5319 | +19.3% |
| 2015 | 0.4295 | -19.3% |
| 2016 | 0.3924 | -8.6% |
| 2017 | 0.4015 | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 0.4105 | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 0.4078 | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.5739 | +40.7% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 0.5739 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0531, 10.8× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 0.5739 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0349, 16.5× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2192 | 0.1829 | 0.2647 | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.207 | 0.1624 | 0.2771 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3853 | 0.15 | 0.5319 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5739 | 0.5739 | 0.5739 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 8 Afghanistan 0.9044 compare
- 9 Greece 0.6463 compare
- 10 Costa Rica 0.6122 compare
- 12 United Kingdom 0.4296 compare
- 13 Netherlands 0.4281 compare
- 14 Denmark 0.4048 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on property, ratio of this level of government's revenue from in Ireland?
- Taxes on property, ratio of this level of government's revenue from in Ireland was 0.5739 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest taxes on property, ratio of this level of government's revenue from recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5739 in 2020.
- What is the lowest taxes on property, ratio of this level of government's revenue from recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.15 in 2010.
- How does Ireland rank for taxes on property, ratio of this level of government's revenue from?
- Ireland ranks 11th out of 78 countries with data for 2020.
- Is taxes on property, ratio of this level of government's revenue from rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 282.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Taxes on property, 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.