Russia vs United States: Annual government: Compensation of employees

Russia
10.17 million National currency
in 2019
United States
2.47 million National currency
in 2024
Russia rank
4th
United States rank
7th

Annual government: Compensation of employees over time

  • Russia
  • United States
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How they compare

Russia currently reports 10.17 million National currency against 2.47 million National currency in United States, a difference of 7.69 million National currency.

That makes Russia's figure about 4.1 times United States's.

Across all 9 years both countries report, Russia has been ahead every year.

Russia ranks 4th and United States ranks 7th of 29 countries.

Russia has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual government expenditure by function (cofog) — compensation of, Russia or United States?
Russia, at 10.17 million National currency against 2.47 million National currency in United States as of 2019.
What is the difference in annual government expenditure by function (cofog) — compensation of between Russia and United States?
7.69 million National currency, with Russia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Russia and United States?
9 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2019.
How do Russia and United States rank globally for annual government expenditure by function (cofog) — compensation of?
Russia ranks 4th and United States ranks 7th of 29 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Annual government expenditure by function (COFOG) — Compensation of employees. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Annual government expenditure by function (COFOG) — Compensation of employees
Unit
National currency
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
40 places, 1,137 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

This table provides a breakdown of government expenditure according to the Classification of the Functions of Government (COFOG), which shows how much governments spend in areas such as health, education, environmental protection, defence and servicing public debt. The presentation is on a country-by-country basis. Users are recommended to select one country (or area) at a time in the ‘Reference area’ filter. Data is presented for each country in national currency as well as in euros for the European Union and the euro area. Data are also available, for most countries, for the sub-sectors of general government. Specific categories of expenditure (such as health and education) can be selected using the ‘Expenditure’ filter, while details of the type of expenditure such as compensation of employees (payment of wages and salaries and employers’ social contributions) can be selected using the ‘Transaction’ filter. For government final consumption expenditure a breakdown is also provided, in the ‘Transaction’ filter, between individual and collective consumption expenditure. Data is for General Government. For most countries, results are also available for the General Government sub-sectors: central, local and state (regional) government and social security. These sub-sectors can be selected using the ‘Institutional sector’ filter. These indicators were presented in the previous dissemination system in the SNA_TABLE11 dataset. See ANA Changes for information on changes in methodology: ANA Changes Explore also the Government Finances and Public Sector Debt webpage: Government Finances and Public Sector Debt webpage OECD statistics contact: STAT.Contact@oecd.org