Vertical fiscal imbalance, Percent (Central government) in Palau
Palau: Vertical fiscal imbalance, Percent (Central government) was 0.3751 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Vertical fiscal imbalance, Percent in Palau, 2008–2019
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 (Central government) in Palau, year by year
| 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% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 0.3751 is above the median for high income countries, which is -0.1062. (27 countries reporting)
- Palau's 0.3751 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0889, 4.2× the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5331 | 0.5258 | 0.5404 | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.3647 | 0.1825 | 0.5691 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Palau
- 1 Afghanistan 0.7255 compare
- 2 Marshall Islands 0.4558 compare
- 4 Rwanda 0.3258 compare
- 5 United States 0.3212 compare
- 6 Paraguay 0.2908 compare
More public sector data for Palau
- Democracy, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Elected parliament, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Tax revenue 18.1% (2020)
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains 8.8% (2020)
- Taxes on goods and services 14.2% (2020)
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets 6.4% (2020)
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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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.