Vertical fiscal imbalance, Percent (Central government) in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Vertical fiscal imbalance, Percent (Central government) was 0.2529 in 2014. ◆ Volatile
Vertical fiscal imbalance, Percent in Costa Rica, 2002–2014
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 (Central government) in Costa Rica, year by year
| 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% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.2529 is above the median for high income countries, which is -0.1062. (27 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0.2529 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1454, 1.7× the median. (10 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Vertical fiscal imbalance, Percent (Central government) in Costa Rica 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +680.4% | 0.019 | 0.1486 |
| 2007 | -616.1% | -0.017 | -0.1219 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0594 | -0.1219 | 0.1914 | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.2 | 0.1636 | 0.2529 | 5 |
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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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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.