Vertical fiscal imbalance, Percent in Mongolia

Mongolia: Vertical fiscal imbalance, Percent was 0.1037 in 2020. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2020)
0.1037
Change on year
up 145.9%
World rank
25th
of 64 countries
All-time high
0.2933
in 2016
All-time low
-0.8928
in 1993
Years of data
27
1992–2020

Vertical fiscal imbalance, Percent in Mongolia, 1992–2020

-1-0.75-0.5-0.2500.251992200620201992: -0.3971993: -0.8931994: -0.5131995: -0.7381996: -0.5031997: -0.3271998: -0.2281999: -0.1082000: -0.4492001: -0.3792002: -0.1322003: 0.0262006: -0.232007: -0.2072008: 0.0772009: 0.1812010: -0.0912011: 0.1322012: 0.2562013: -0.2492014: -0.0892015: -0.022016: 0.2932017: -0.0792018: -0.4822019: -0.2262020: 0.104

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

In 2020, vertical fiscal imbalance, percent in Mongolia stood at 0.1037.

The figure is up 145.9% on the previous year and up 213.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, vertical fiscal imbalance, percent in Mongolia peaked at 0.2933 in 2016 and was at its lowest, -0.8928, in 1993.

Mongolia ranks 25th of 64 countries on this measure, 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 Mongolia, year by year

Annual values for Vertical fiscal imbalance, Percent (Central government) in Mongolia, 1992 to 2020.
Year Value Change
1992 -0.3968
1993 -0.8928 +125.0%
1994 -0.5132 -42.5%
1995 -0.7381 +43.8%
1996 -0.5029 -31.9%
1997 -0.327 -35.0%
1998 -0.2278 -30.3%
1999 -0.1076 -52.8%
2000 -0.4489 +317.1%
2001 -0.3787 -15.6%
2002 -0.1322 -65.1%
2003 0.026 -119.7%
2006 -0.2296 -981.5%
2007 -0.2067 -10.0%
2008 0.0769 -137.2%
2009 0.1814 +136.0%
2010 -0.0915 -150.4%
2011 0.1325 -244.8%
2012 0.256 +93.2%
2013 -0.2493 -197.4%
2014 -0.0891 -64.3%
2015 -0.0196 -78.0%
2016 0.2933 -1596.3%
2017 -0.0791 -127.0%
2018 -0.4818 +509.0%
2019 -0.2261 -53.1%
2020 0.1037 -145.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s -0.4633 -0.8928 -0.1076 8
2000s -0.139 -0.4489 0.1814 8
2010s -0.0555 -0.4818 0.2933 10
2020s 0.1037 0.1037 0.1037 1

Countries ranked near Mongolia

  1. 22 El Salvador 0.1333 compare
  2. 23 Myanmar 0.1271 compare
  3. 24 Thailand 0.1175 compare
  4. 26 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.1027 compare
  5. 27 Czechia 0.102 compare
  6. 28 Indonesia 0.0741 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is vertical fiscal imbalance, percent in Mongolia?
Vertical fiscal imbalance, percent in Mongolia was 0.1037 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest vertical fiscal imbalance, percent recorded in Mongolia?
The highest recorded value was 0.2933 in 2016.
What is the lowest vertical fiscal imbalance, percent recorded in Mongolia?
The lowest recorded value was -0.8928 in 1993.
How does Mongolia rank for vertical fiscal imbalance, percent?
Mongolia ranks 25th out of 64 countries with data for 2020.
Is vertical fiscal imbalance, percent rising or falling in Mongolia?
Over the last ten years it is up 213.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Mongolia 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
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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.