Vertical fiscal imbalance, Percent in United States of America
United States of America: Vertical fiscal imbalance, Percent was 0.3212 in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Vertical fiscal imbalance, Percent in United States of America, 1989–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2020, vertical fiscal imbalance, percent in United States of America stood at 0.3212. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of up 533.1% on the previous year and up 56.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vertical fiscal imbalance, percent in United States of America peaked at 0.3212 in 2020 and was at its lowest, -0.5079, in 2000.
United States of America ranks 5th of 64 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Vertical fiscal imbalance, Percent in United States of America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 0.0647 | — |
| 1990 | 0.1254 | +93.9% |
| 1991 | 0.1823 | +45.4% |
| 1992 | 0.1099 | -39.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0399 | -63.7% |
| 1994 | -0.0379 | -195.1% |
| 1995 | -0.1183 | +212.0% |
| 1996 | -0.173 | +46.2% |
| 1997 | -0.2782 | +60.8% |
| 1998 | -0.3768 | +35.4% |
| 1999 | -0.4094 | +8.7% |
| 2000 | -0.5079 | +24.1% |
| 2001 | -0.3842 | -24.3% |
| 2002 | -0.1433 | -62.7% |
| 2003 | -0.0391 | -72.7% |
| 2004 | -0.0392 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | -0.1158 | +195.4% |
| 2006 | -0.2221 | +91.9% |
| 2007 | -0.1999 | -10.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0304 | -115.2% |
| 2009 | 0.2552 | +738.3% |
| 2010 | 0.2057 | -19.4% |
| 2011 | 0.1181 | -42.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0219 | -81.4% |
| 2013 | -0.1914 | -972.1% |
| 2014 | -0.2325 | +21.5% |
| 2015 | -0.3099 | +33.2% |
| 2016 | -0.2498 | -19.4% |
| 2017 | -0.334 | +33.7% |
| 2018 | -0.1122 | -66.4% |
| 2019 | -0.0742 | -33.9% |
| 2020 | 0.3212 | -533.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0647 | 0.0647 | 0.0647 | 1 |
| 1990s | -0.0936 | -0.4094 | 0.1823 | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.1366 | -0.5079 | 0.2552 | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.1158 | -0.334 | 0.2057 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3212 | 0.3212 | 0.3212 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is vertical fiscal imbalance, percent in United States of America?
- Vertical fiscal imbalance, percent in United States of America was 0.3212 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest vertical fiscal imbalance, percent recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3212 in 2020.
- What is the lowest vertical fiscal imbalance, percent recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.5079 in 2000.
- How does United States of America rank for vertical fiscal imbalance, percent?
- United States of America ranks 5th out of 64 countries with data for 2020.
- Is vertical fiscal imbalance, percent rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this United States of America 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.