Vertical fiscal imbalance, Percent in Austria
Austria: Vertical fiscal imbalance, Percent was -0.3456 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Vertical fiscal imbalance, Percent in Austria, 1995–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2020, vertical fiscal imbalance, percent in Austria stood at -0.3456. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 61.0% on the previous year and up 37.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vertical fiscal imbalance, percent in Austria peaked at -0.3456 in 2020 and was at its lowest, -0.8855, in 2019.
That places Austria 53rd out of 64 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Vertical fiscal imbalance, Percent in Austria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | -0.3524 | — |
| 1996 | -0.4582 | +30.0% |
| 1997 | -0.5692 | +24.2% |
| 1998 | -0.574 | +0.8% |
| 1999 | -0.6238 | +8.7% |
| 2000 | -0.6419 | +2.9% |
| 2001 | -0.7169 | +11.7% |
| 2002 | -0.7049 | -1.7% |
| 2003 | -0.6752 | -4.2% |
| 2004 | -0.4188 | -38.0% |
| 2005 | -0.5761 | +37.6% |
| 2006 | -0.5974 | +3.7% |
| 2007 | -0.6474 | +8.4% |
| 2008 | -0.6592 | +1.8% |
| 2009 | -0.4756 | -27.9% |
| 2010 | -0.5558 | +16.9% |
| 2011 | -0.6401 | +15.2% |
| 2012 | -0.6641 | +3.8% |
| 2013 | -0.6998 | +5.4% |
| 2014 | -0.6249 | -10.7% |
| 2015 | -0.8022 | +28.4% |
| 2016 | -0.7498 | -6.5% |
| 2017 | -0.7816 | +4.2% |
| 2018 | -0.8372 | +7.1% |
| 2019 | -0.8855 | +5.8% |
| 2020 | -0.3456 | -61.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.5155 | -0.6238 | -0.3524 | 5 |
| 2000s | -0.6113 | -0.7169 | -0.4188 | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.7241 | -0.8855 | -0.5558 | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.3456 | -0.3456 | -0.3456 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Austria
- 50 South Africa -0.2585 compare
- 51 Uzbekistan -0.2646 compare
- 52 Serbia -0.2759 compare
- 54 Republic of Korea -0.3885 compare
- 55 Russian Federation -0.4439 compare
- 56 Spain -0.5758 compare
More public sector data for Austria
- Arms imports 13.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 1.42 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -23.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 13.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 572.97 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0098 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 18.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 5.26 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 206.01 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vertical fiscal imbalance, percent in Austria?
- Vertical fiscal imbalance, percent in Austria was -0.3456 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest vertical fiscal imbalance, percent recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was -0.3456 in 2020.
- What is the lowest vertical fiscal imbalance, percent recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.8855 in 2019.
- How does Austria rank for vertical fiscal imbalance, percent?
- Austria ranks 53rd out of 64 countries with data for 2020.
- Is vertical fiscal imbalance, percent rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Vertical fiscal imbalance, 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.