Vertical fiscal imbalance, Percent (Central government) in Guatemala
Guatemala: Vertical fiscal imbalance, Percent (Central government) was 0.1795 in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Vertical fiscal imbalance, Percent in Guatemala, 2014–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 0.1795 for vertical fiscal imbalance, percent in 2020. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 320.9% on the previous year and up 1,084.5% over ten years.
That places Guatemala 13th out of 64 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
Vertical fiscal imbalance, Percent (Central government) in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.0152 | — |
| 2015 | -0.005 | -132.7% |
| 2016 | -0.0736 | +1387.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0152 | -120.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0094 | -38.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0427 | +355.3% |
| 2020 | 0.1795 | +320.9% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 0.1795 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is -0.0208. (26 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 0.1795 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1454, 1.2× the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0006 | -0.0736 | 0.0427 | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.1795 | 0.1795 | 0.1795 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is vertical fiscal imbalance, percent in Guatemala?
- Vertical fiscal imbalance, percent in Guatemala was 0.1795 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest vertical fiscal imbalance, percent recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1795 in 2020.
- What is the lowest vertical fiscal imbalance, percent recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0736 in 2016.
- How does Guatemala rank for vertical fiscal imbalance, percent?
- Guatemala ranks 13th out of 64 countries with data for 2020.
- Is vertical fiscal imbalance, percent rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,084.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guatemala 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.