Use of goods and services, Ratio of this level of government's in Slovakia
Slovakia: Use of goods and services, Ratio of this level of government's was 0.6633 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Use of goods and services, Ratio of this level of government's in Slovakia, 1995–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Slovakia recorded 0.6633 for use of goods and services, ratio of this level of government's in 2020.
The figure is up 7.7% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, use of goods and services, ratio of this level of government's in Slovakia peaked at 0.8207 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.6083, in 2004.
That places Slovakia 31st out of 79 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Use of goods and services, Ratio of this level of government's in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.8062 | — |
| 1996 | 0.8207 | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 0.7589 | -7.5% |
| 1998 | 0.7615 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.7418 | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 0.8173 | +10.2% |
| 2001 | 0.8067 | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.8057 | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.6199 | -23.1% |
| 2004 | 0.6083 | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 0.6101 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.6504 | +6.6% |
| 2007 | 0.6321 | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 0.6248 | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.6451 | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 0.6483 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.6757 | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 0.6632 | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 0.6389 | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 0.65 | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.6786 | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 0.6398 | -5.7% |
| 2017 | 0.6233 | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 0.6242 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.6158 | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.6633 | +7.7% |
Slovakia compared with similar countries
- Slovakia's 0.6633 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.4675, 1.4× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Slovakia's 0.6633 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.5393, 1.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7778 | 0.7418 | 0.8207 | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.682 | 0.6083 | 0.8173 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6458 | 0.6158 | 0.6786 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6633 | 0.6633 | 0.6633 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is use of goods and services, ratio of this level of government's in Slovakia?
- Use of goods and services, ratio of this level of government's in Slovakia was 0.6633 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest use of goods and services, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8207 in 1996.
- What is the lowest use of goods and services, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6083 in 2004.
- How does Slovakia rank for use of goods and services, ratio of this level of government's?
- Slovakia ranks 31st out of 79 countries with data for 2020.
- Is use of goods and services, ratio of this level of government's rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Slovakia data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Use of goods and services, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, 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.