Taxes on property, Ratio of this level of government's revenue from in United States
United States: Taxes on property, Ratio of this level of government's revenue from was 0.0294 in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Taxes on property, Ratio of this level of government's revenue from in United States, 1989–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2020, taxes on property, ratio of this level of government's revenue from in United States stood at 0.0294.
The figure is up 14.7% on the previous year and down 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on property, ratio of this level of government's revenue from in United States peaked at 0.3315 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0209, in 2011.
United States ranks 40th of 78 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Taxes on property, Ratio of this level of government's revenue from in United States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 0.0556 | — |
| 1990 | 0.0664 | +19.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0601 | -9.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0564 | -6.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0606 | +7.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0692 | +14.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0654 | -5.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0733 | +12.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0801 | +9.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0909 | +13.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0995 | +9.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0998 | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0905 | -9.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0774 | -14.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0644 | -16.7% |
| 2004 | 0.068 | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0644 | -5.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0671 | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0598 | -10.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0619 | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0436 | -29.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0324 | -25.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0209 | -35.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0299 | +43.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0425 | +42.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0371 | -12.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0385 | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0367 | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 0.3315 | +803.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0382 | -88.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0256 | -33.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0294 | +14.7% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 0.0294 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0531, 55% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Taxes on property, Ratio of this level of government's revenue from in United States 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +803.0% | 0.0367 | 0.3315 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0556 | 0.0556 | 0.0556 | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.0722 | 0.0564 | 0.0995 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0697 | 0.0436 | 0.0998 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0633 | 0.0209 | 0.3315 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0294 | 0.0294 | 0.0294 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on property, ratio of this level of government's revenue from in United States?
- Taxes on property, ratio of this level of government's revenue from in United States was 0.0294 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 United States?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3315 in 2017.
- What is the lowest taxes on property, ratio of this level of government's revenue from recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0209 in 2011.
- How does United States rank for taxes on property, ratio of this level of government's revenue from?
- United States ranks 40th 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 United States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this United States 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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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.