Vertical fiscal imbalance, Percent in Russia

Russia: Vertical fiscal imbalance, Percent was -0.4439 in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
-0.4439
Change on year
up 26.6%
World rank
55th
of 64 countries
All-time high
-0.2684
in 2016
All-time low
-1.29
in 2005
Years of data
19
2002–2020

Vertical fiscal imbalance, Percent in Russia, 2002–2020

-1.2-1-0.75-0.5-0.252002201120202002: -0.7572003: -0.4962004: -0.8542005: -1.32006: -1.12007: -0.6812008: -0.6332009: -0.2992010: -0.5092011: -0.692012: -0.6542013: -0.562014: -0.442015: -0.3252016: -0.2682017: -0.3852018: -0.7152019: -0.6052020: -0.444

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

In 2020, vertical fiscal imbalance, percent in Russia stood at -0.4439.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 26.6% on the previous year and up 12.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, vertical fiscal imbalance, percent in Russia peaked at -0.2684 in 2016 and was at its lowest, -1.29, in 2005.

Russia ranks 55th of 64 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.

Vertical fiscal imbalance, Percent in Russia, year by year

Annual values for Vertical fiscal imbalance, Percent (Central government) in Russia, 2002 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2002 -0.7568
2003 -0.496 -34.5%
2004 -0.8542 +72.2%
2005 -1.29 +50.6%
2006 -1.13 -12.1%
2007 -0.6813 -39.8%
2008 -0.633 -7.1%
2009 -0.2992 -52.7%
2010 -0.5087 +70.0%
2011 -0.69 +35.6%
2012 -0.6541 -5.2%
2013 -0.5598 -14.4%
2014 -0.4405 -21.3%
2015 -0.3253 -26.1%
2016 -0.2684 -17.5%
2017 -0.3845 +43.3%
2018 -0.7148 +85.9%
2019 -0.6051 -15.3%
2020 -0.4439 -26.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s -0.7673 -1.29 -0.2992 8
2010s -0.5151 -0.7148 -0.2684 10
2020s -0.4439 -0.4439 -0.4439 1

Countries ranked near Russia

  1. 52 Serbia -0.2759 compare
  2. 53 Austria -0.3456 compare
  3. 54 South Korea -0.3885 compare
  4. 56 Spain -0.5758 compare
  5. 57 Japan -0.6212 compare
  6. 58 Sweden -0.6223 compare

See the full ranking of 64 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is vertical fiscal imbalance, percent in Russia?
Vertical fiscal imbalance, percent in Russia was -0.4439 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest vertical fiscal imbalance, percent recorded in Russia?
The highest recorded value was -0.2684 in 2016.
What is the lowest vertical fiscal imbalance, percent recorded in Russia?
The lowest recorded value was -1.29 in 2005.
How does Russia rank for vertical fiscal imbalance, percent?
Russia ranks 55th out of 64 countries with data for 2020.
Is vertical fiscal imbalance, percent rising or falling in Russia?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Russia 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.