Vertical fiscal imbalance, Percent in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Vertical fiscal imbalance, Percent was 0.2529 in 2014. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2014)
0.2529
Change on year
up 22.9%
World rank
9th
of 64 countries
All-time high
0.2529
in 2014
All-time low
-0.1219
in 2007
Years of data
13
2002–2014

Vertical fiscal imbalance, Percent in Costa Rica, 2002–2014

-0.100.10.20.32002200820142002: 0.1912003: 0.1162004: 0.0892005: 0.052006: -0.0172007: -0.1222008: 0.0192009: 0.1492010: 0.1952011: 0.1642012: 0.1832013: 0.2062014: 0.253

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

In 2014, vertical fiscal imbalance, percent in Costa Rica stood at 0.2529. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.

That represents a change of up 22.9% on the previous year and up 184.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, vertical fiscal imbalance, percent in Costa Rica peaked at 0.2529 in 2014 and was at its lowest, -0.1219, in 2007.

Costa Rica ranks 9th of 64 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Vertical fiscal imbalance, Percent in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Vertical fiscal imbalance, Percent (Central government) in Costa Rica, 2002 to 2014.
Year Value Change
2002 0.1914
2003 0.1163 -39.2%
2004 0.0887 -23.7%
2005 0.0503 -43.3%
2006 -0.017 -133.8%
2007 -0.1219 +616.1%
2008 0.019 -115.6%
2009 0.1486 +680.4%
2010 0.1948 +31.1%
2011 0.1636 -16.0%
2012 0.1833 +12.0%
2013 0.2057 +12.2%
2014 0.2529 +22.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.0594 -0.1219 0.1914 8
2010s 0.2 0.1636 0.2529 5

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 6 Paraguay 0.2908 compare
  2. 7 Senegal 0.2802
  3. 8 Mauritius 0.2717 compare
  4. 10 Canada 0.2153 compare
  5. 11 Chile 0.207 compare
  6. 12 Armenia 0.1925 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is vertical fiscal imbalance, percent in Costa Rica?
Vertical fiscal imbalance, percent in Costa Rica was 0.2529 in 2014, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest vertical fiscal imbalance, percent recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 0.2529 in 2014.
What is the lowest vertical fiscal imbalance, percent recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was -0.1219 in 2007.
How does Costa Rica rank for vertical fiscal imbalance, percent?
Costa Rica ranks 9th out of 64 countries with data for 2014.
Is vertical fiscal imbalance, percent rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 184.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Costa Rica 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
IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
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.