Use of goods and services, Ratio of this level of government's in United States
United States: Use of goods and services, Ratio of this level of government's was 0.3505 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Use of goods and services, Ratio of this level of government's in United States, 1989–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2020, use of goods and services, ratio of this level of government's in United States stood at 0.3505.
The figure is up 6.0% on the previous year and down 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, use of goods and services, ratio of this level of government's in United States peaked at 0.5825 in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.2698, in 2001.
United States ranks 61st of 79 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Use of goods and services, Ratio of this level of government's in United States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 0.5825 | — |
| 1990 | 0.5564 | -4.5% |
| 1991 | 0.5581 | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.5425 | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 0.5108 | -5.9% |
| 1994 | 0.4872 | -4.6% |
| 1995 | 0.4552 | -6.6% |
| 1996 | 0.4373 | -3.9% |
| 1997 | 0.4384 | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.4166 | -5.0% |
| 1999 | 0.4034 | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 0.3881 | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 0.2698 | -30.5% |
| 2002 | 0.2943 | +9.1% |
| 2003 | 0.3301 | +12.2% |
| 2004 | 0.3485 | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 0.3477 | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.3466 | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.3379 | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 0.3619 | +7.1% |
| 2009 | 0.3752 | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 0.3959 | +5.5% |
| 2011 | 0.3873 | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 0.3757 | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 0.3437 | -8.5% |
| 2014 | 0.3295 | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 0.3205 | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 0.3111 | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 0.3059 | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.3123 | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.3305 | +5.8% |
| 2020 | 0.3505 | +6.0% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 0.3505 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.4675, 75% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Use of goods and services, Ratio of this level of government's 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | -30.5% | 0.3881 | 0.2698 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.5825 | 0.5825 | 0.5825 | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.4806 | 0.4034 | 0.5581 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.34 | 0.2698 | 0.3881 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3412 | 0.3059 | 0.3959 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3505 | 0.3505 | 0.3505 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is use of goods and services, ratio of this level of government's in United States?
- Use of goods and services, ratio of this level of government's in United States was 0.3505 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 United States?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5825 in 1989.
- What is the lowest use of goods and services, ratio of this level of government's recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2698 in 2001.
- How does United States rank for use of goods and services, ratio of this level of government's?
- United States ranks 61st 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 United States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.5%. 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 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.