Vertical fiscal imbalance, Percent in Palau

Palau: Vertical fiscal imbalance, Percent was 0.3751 in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.3751
Change on year
up 44.3%
World rank
3rd
of 64 countries
All-time high
0.5691
in 2010
All-time low
0.1825
in 2017
Years of data
12
2008–2019

Vertical fiscal imbalance, Percent in Palau, 2008–2019

0.20.30.40.50.62008201320192008: 0.542009: 0.5262010: 0.5692011: 0.4692012: 0.4652013: 0.4142014: 0.3632015: 0.2462016: 0.3032017: 0.1822018: 0.262019: 0.375

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

In 2019, vertical fiscal imbalance, percent in Palau stood at 0.3751.

The figure is up 44.3% on the previous year and down 28.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, vertical fiscal imbalance, percent in Palau peaked at 0.5691 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.1825, in 2017.

Palau ranks 3rd of 64 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.

Vertical fiscal imbalance, Percent in Palau, year by year

Annual values for Vertical fiscal imbalance, Percent (Central government) in Palau, 2008 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2008 0.5404
2009 0.5258 -2.7%
2010 0.5691 +8.2%
2011 0.4692 -17.5%
2012 0.4651 -0.9%
2013 0.4142 -10.9%
2014 0.3629 -12.4%
2015 0.246 -32.2%
2016 0.3029 +23.1%
2017 0.1825 -39.7%
2018 0.26 +42.5%
2019 0.3751 +44.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.5331 0.5258 0.5404 2
2010s 0.3647 0.1825 0.5691 10

Countries ranked near Palau

  1. 1 Afghanistan 0.7255 compare
  2. 2 Marshall Islands 0.4558 compare
  3. 4 Rwanda 0.3258 compare
  4. 5 United States 0.3212 compare
  5. 6 Paraguay 0.2908 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is vertical fiscal imbalance, percent in Palau?
Vertical fiscal imbalance, percent in Palau was 0.3751 in 2019, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest vertical fiscal imbalance, percent recorded in Palau?
The highest recorded value was 0.5691 in 2010.
What is the lowest vertical fiscal imbalance, percent recorded in Palau?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1825 in 2017.
How does Palau rank for vertical fiscal imbalance, percent?
Palau ranks 3rd out of 64 countries with data for 2019.
Is vertical fiscal imbalance, percent rising or falling in Palau?
Over the last ten years it is down 28.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Palau 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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Indicator
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.