Vertical fiscal imbalance, Percent in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Vertical fiscal imbalance, Percent was 0.1027 in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Vertical fiscal imbalance, Percent in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2005–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2020, vertical fiscal imbalance, percent in Bosnia and Herzegovina stood at 0.1027. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is up 177.9% on the previous year and up 785.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vertical fiscal imbalance, percent in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 0.1027 in 2020 and was at its lowest, -0.1998, in 2006.
That places Bosnia and Herzegovina 26th out of 64 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Vertical fiscal imbalance, Percent in Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | -0.1643 | — |
| 2006 | -0.1998 | +21.6% |
| 2007 | -0.1392 | -30.3% |
| 2008 | -0.0287 | -79.4% |
| 2009 | -0.0364 | +26.6% |
| 2010 | -0.015 | -58.8% |
| 2011 | -0.037 | +146.9% |
| 2012 | -0.0308 | -16.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0004 | -101.3% |
| 2014 | -0.013 | -3419.9% |
| 2015 | -0.1258 | +869.6% |
| 2016 | -0.1008 | -19.9% |
| 2017 | -0.1661 | +64.9% |
| 2018 | -0.1508 | -9.2% |
| 2019 | -0.132 | -12.5% |
| 2020 | 0.1027 | -177.9% |
Bosnia and Herzegovina compared with similar countries
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 0.1027 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is -0.0208. (26 countries reporting)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 0.1027 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -0.1454. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Vertical fiscal imbalance, Percent in Bosnia and Herzegovina 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | -3419.9% | 0.0004 | -0.013 |
| 2015 | -869.6% | -0.013 | -0.1258 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -0.1137 | -0.1998 | -0.0287 | 5 |
| 2010s | -0.0771 | -0.1661 | 0.0004 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1027 | 0.1027 | 0.1027 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Bosnia and Herzegovina
More public sector data for Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Arms imports 12.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 3.7 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0005 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 12.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2021)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 68.25 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0073 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 9.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 215.97 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 234.38 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2021)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per square kilometre 3,854 current USD per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vertical fiscal imbalance, percent in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Vertical fiscal imbalance, percent in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 0.1027 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest vertical fiscal imbalance, percent recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1027 in 2020.
- What is the lowest vertical fiscal imbalance, percent recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.1998 in 2006.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for vertical fiscal imbalance, percent?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 26th out of 64 countries with data for 2020.
- Is vertical fiscal imbalance, percent rising or falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 785.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bosnia and Herzegovina 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.