Australia vs Sweden: Compensation of employees, Ratio of this level of government's
Compensation of employees, Ratio of this level of government's over time
- Australia
- Sweden
How they compare
Australia currently reports 0.2912 against 0.2397 in Sweden, a difference of 0.0515.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.2 times Sweden's.
Across all 26 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 68th and Sweden ranks 70th of 79 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8609 | 0.1718 | 0.6891 | Australia |
| 2000s | 0.279 | 0.2398 | 0.0392 | Australia |
| 2010s | 0.2877 | 0.2366 | 0.0511 | Australia |
| 2020s | 0.2912 | 0.2397 | 0.0515 | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's, Australia or Sweden?
- Australia, at 0.2912 against 0.2397 in Sweden as of 2020.
- What is the difference in compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's between Australia and Sweden?
- 0.0515, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Sweden?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2020.
- How do Australia and Sweden rank globally for compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's?
- Australia ranks 68th and Sweden ranks 70th of 79 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Compensation of employees, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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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.