Vertical fiscal imbalance, Percent in Serbia

Serbia: Vertical fiscal imbalance, Percent was -0.2759 in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
-0.2759
Change on year
up 55.7%
World rank
52nd
of 64 countries
All-time high
-0.2056
in 2012
All-time low
-0.8397
in 2013
Years of data
14
2007–2020

Vertical fiscal imbalance, Percent in Serbia, 2007–2020

-0.8-0.6-0.4-0.22007201320202007: -0.3562008: -0.4262009: -0.4582010: -0.3262011: -0.2872012: -0.2062013: -0.842014: -0.6812015: -0.6442016: -0.7392017: -0.8052018: -0.7492019: -0.6222020: -0.276

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

Serbia recorded -0.2759 for vertical fiscal imbalance, percent in 2020.

That represents a change of up 55.7% on the previous year and up 15.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, vertical fiscal imbalance, percent in Serbia peaked at -0.2056 in 2012 and was at its lowest, -0.8397, in 2013.

That places Serbia 52nd out of 64 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.

Vertical fiscal imbalance, Percent in Serbia, year by year

Annual values for Vertical fiscal imbalance, Percent (Central government) in Serbia, 2007 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2007 -0.3559
2008 -0.4263 +19.8%
2009 -0.4576 +7.3%
2010 -0.3261 -28.7%
2011 -0.2865 -12.1%
2012 -0.2056 -28.2%
2013 -0.8397 +308.4%
2014 -0.6811 -18.9%
2015 -0.6438 -5.5%
2016 -0.7386 +14.7%
2017 -0.8051 +9.0%
2018 -0.7488 -7.0%
2019 -0.6224 -16.9%
2020 -0.2759 -55.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s -0.4132 -0.4576 -0.3559 3
2010s -0.5898 -0.8397 -0.2056 10
2020s -0.2759 -0.2759 -0.2759 1

Countries ranked near Serbia

  1. 49 Azerbaijan -0.2522 compare
  2. 50 South Africa -0.2585 compare
  3. 51 Uzbekistan -0.2646 compare
  4. 53 Austria -0.3456 compare
  5. 54 Republic of Korea -0.3885 compare
  6. 55 Russian Federation -0.4439 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is vertical fiscal imbalance, percent in Serbia?
Vertical fiscal imbalance, percent in Serbia was -0.2759 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest vertical fiscal imbalance, percent recorded in Serbia?
The highest recorded value was -0.2056 in 2012.
What is the lowest vertical fiscal imbalance, percent recorded in Serbia?
The lowest recorded value was -0.8397 in 2013.
How does Serbia rank for vertical fiscal imbalance, percent?
Serbia ranks 52nd out of 64 countries with data for 2020.
Is vertical fiscal imbalance, percent rising or falling in Serbia?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Serbia 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.