Transfer dependency method 2, Ratio of net transfers to own revenue, Percent (Central government) by country

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...

Countries reporting
66
Highest
2.67
Afghanistan
Lowest
-1.15
Japan
Median
-0.2361
Years covered
32
1989–2020
Data points
1,149

What the numbers show

Transfer dependency method 2, Ratio of net transfers to own revenue, Percent (Central government) is currently reported for 66 countries. The highest value is 2.67 in Afghanistan; the lowest is -1.15 in Japan.

The median across all reporting countries is -0.2361, and the mean is -0.2274.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.

Over the past decade 17 countries rose and 46 fell. The largest increase was in Senegal (up 627.7%), and the largest decrease in Kyrgyzstan (down 2,945.3%).

Transfer dependency method 2, Ratio of net transfers to own revenue: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Afghanistan 2.67 2017 down 24.9% falling
2 Marshall Islands 0.8595 2018 down 60.0% falling
3 Palau 0.5789 2019 down 43.2% falling
4 United Arab Emirates 0.1974 2020 down 45.7% falling
5 Kiribati 0.1716 2020 up 54.2% falling
6 Senegal 0.0642 2020 up 627.7% volatile
7 Armenia 0.0229 2020 up 174.2% volatile
8 Cape Verde 0.0096 2017 down 88.6% volatile
9 Rwanda 0.0052 2020 down 98.0% volatile
10 Iran -0.003 2009 down 33.6% volatile
11 Honduras -0.0077 2015 up 88.6% volatile
12 New Zealand -0.0181 2005 falling
13 Bosnia and Herzegovina -0.0302 2020 up 70.0% rising
14 Mauritius -0.0358 2020 up 79.6% rising
15 Paraguay -0.0458 2020 down 52.1% volatile
16 Azerbaijan -0.0476 2019 up 21.4% falling
17 Hungary -0.0513 2020 up 84.6% volatile
18 Costa Rica -0.0769 2020 down 100.9% falling
19 Chile -0.1028 2020 down 74.6% falling
20 Tunisia -0.1148 1999 up 29.5% rising
21 Myanmar -0.1159 2019 down 116.5% falling
22 Czechia -0.1188 2020 down 30.8% rising
23 Georgia -0.1244 2020 up 12.0% volatile
24 Guatemala -0.149 2020 down 4.3% falling
25 Kyrgyzstan -0.161 2019 down 2,945.3% falling
26 Thailand -0.1672 2020 down 41.6% falling
27 Kenya -0.1724 2020 up 31.8% rising
28 Portugal -0.1826 2018 up 24.0% rising
29 Israel -0.1868 2020 down 286.5% volatile
30 Belarus -0.1997 2020 up 33.9% falling
31 Mongolia -0.2125 2020 down 2,170.9% volatile
32 Turkey -0.2296 2020 down 20.1% falling
33 Latvia -0.2301 2020 down 50.8% falling
34 Australia -0.2422 2020 up 26.3% rising
35 United Kingdom -0.2522 2020 up 4.2% rising
36 Estonia -0.2542 2020 down 62.4% falling
37 Uganda -0.2824 2020 down 49.9% falling
38 Bulgaria -0.2843 1994 volatile
39 Uzbekistan -0.2949 2020 falling
40 Brazil -0.2995 2020 down 40.5% falling
41 Ukraine -0.3439 2020 up 40.7% falling
42 South Korea -0.3528 2020 down 36.0% falling
43 El Salvador -0.3535 2020 down 439.7% volatile
44 Canada -0.4139 2020 down 3.9% falling
45 Russia -0.4218 2020 up 7.1% falling
46 Albania -0.4359 2020 down 39.3% falling
47 Lithuania -0.4449 2020 down 62.0% falling
48 United States -0.4497 2020 down 6.8% falling
49 Iceland -0.4641 2020 down 53.7% volatile
50 Sweden -0.4823 2020 down 22.0% falling
51 Serbia -0.4928 2020 down 22.0% falling
52 Indonesia -0.5032 2020 down 46.0% falling
53 Austria -0.5077 2020 down 9.8% falling
54 North Macedonia -0.5172 2020 down 132.6% falling
55 Colombia -0.5485 2020 down 93.6% rising
56 South Africa -0.5752 2020 down 6.9% flat
57 Kazakhstan -0.5896 2020 down 115.8% volatile
58 Netherlands -0.6511 2020 down 5.7% flat
59 Peru -0.6531 2020 down 70.0% falling
60 Mexico -0.6564 2020 down 5.7% falling
61 Germany -0.6596 2020 down 15.0% falling
62 Moldova -0.6941 2020 down 49.2% falling
63 Switzerland -0.7129 2020 down 40.6% falling
64 Spain -0.8953 2020 down 19.1% falling
65 Belgium -0.9243 2020 down 33.6% falling
66 Japan -1.15 2020 down 3.1% falling

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Indicator
Transfer dependency method 2, Ratio of net transfers to own revenue, Percent (Central government)
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
66 places, 1,149 data points, 1989–2020
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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.