Vertical fiscal imbalance, Percent in Mexico
Mexico: Vertical fiscal imbalance, Percent was -0.71 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Vertical fiscal imbalance, Percent in Mexico, 2008–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for vertical fiscal imbalance, percent in Mexico is -0.71, measured in 2020.
The figure is up 27.4% on the previous year and down 27.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vertical fiscal imbalance, percent in Mexico peaked at -0.4505 in 2009 and was at its lowest, -1.03, in 2017.
Mexico ranks 60th of 64 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Vertical fiscal imbalance, Percent in Mexico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | -0.6161 | — |
| 2009 | -0.4505 | -26.9% |
| 2010 | -0.5577 | +23.8% |
| 2011 | -0.5863 | +5.1% |
| 2012 | -0.5259 | -10.3% |
| 2013 | -0.7021 | +33.5% |
| 2014 | -0.6409 | -8.7% |
| 2015 | -0.8 | +24.8% |
| 2016 | -0.9858 | +23.2% |
| 2017 | -1.03 | +4.7% |
| 2018 | -0.9001 | -12.8% |
| 2019 | -0.9777 | +8.6% |
| 2020 | -0.71 | -27.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -0.5333 | -0.6161 | -0.4505 | 2 |
| 2010s | -0.7708 | -1.03 | -0.5259 | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.71 | -0.71 | -0.71 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 57 Japan -0.6212 compare
- 58 Sweden -0.6223 compare
- 59 Republic of Moldova -0.6668 compare
- 61 Germany -0.8147 compare
- 62 Netherlands -0.9138 compare
- 63 Switzerland -0.927 compare
More public sector data for Mexico
- Arms imports 46.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.3515 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -98.76 % change on previous year (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 46.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 127.82 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0091 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 41.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 16.73 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 2.06 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vertical fiscal imbalance, percent in Mexico?
- Vertical fiscal imbalance, percent in Mexico was -0.71 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest vertical fiscal imbalance, percent recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was -0.4505 in 2009.
- What is the lowest vertical fiscal imbalance, percent recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.03 in 2017.
- How does Mexico rank for vertical fiscal imbalance, percent?
- Mexico ranks 60th out of 64 countries with data for 2020.
- Is vertical fiscal imbalance, percent rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mexico 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.