Vertical fiscal imbalance, Percent in Austria

Austria: Vertical fiscal imbalance, Percent was -0.3456 in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
-0.3456
Change on year
up 61.0%
World rank
53rd
of 64 countries
All-time high
-0.3456
in 2020
All-time low
-0.8855
in 2019
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Vertical fiscal imbalance, Percent in Austria, 1995–2020

-0.8-0.6-0.41995200720201995: -0.3521996: -0.4581997: -0.5691998: -0.5741999: -0.6242000: -0.6422001: -0.7172002: -0.7052003: -0.6752004: -0.4192005: -0.5762006: -0.5972007: -0.6472008: -0.6592009: -0.4762010: -0.5562011: -0.642012: -0.6642013: -0.72014: -0.6252015: -0.8022016: -0.752017: -0.7822018: -0.8372019: -0.8852020: -0.346

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

Annual values for Vertical fiscal imbalance, Percent (Central government) in Austria, 1995 to 2020.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 50 South Africa -0.2585 compare
  2. 51 Uzbekistan -0.2646 compare
  3. 52 Serbia -0.2759 compare
  4. 54 Republic of Korea -0.3885 compare
  5. 55 Russian Federation -0.4439 compare
  6. 56 Spain -0.5758 compare

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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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Vertical fiscal imbalance, Percent (Central government)
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
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Coverage
64 places, 1,123 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.