Finland vs United States: Compensation of employees, Ratio of this level of government's
Compensation of employees, Ratio of this level of government's over time
- Finland
- United States
How they compare
Finland currently reports 0.2269 against 0.1978 in United States, a difference of 0.0291.
That makes Finland's figure about 1.1 times United States's.
Across all 26 years both countries report, Finland has been ahead every year.
Finland ranks 71st and United States ranks 73rd of 79 countries.
Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2455 | 0.2148 | 0.0306 | Finland |
| 2000s | 0.2306 | 0.1842 | 0.0464 | Finland |
| 2010s | 0.2177 | 0.1985 | 0.0192 | Finland |
| 2020s | 0.2269 | 0.1978 | 0.0291 | Finland |
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, Finland or United States?
- Finland, at 0.2269 against 0.1978 in United States as of 2020.
- What is the difference in compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's between Finland and United States?
- 0.0291, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and United States?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2020.
- How do Finland and United States rank globally for compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's?
- Finland ranks 71st and United States ranks 73rd 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.