Spain 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
- Spain
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 0.1978 against 0.1818 in Spain, a difference of 0.016.
That makes United States's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Spain ahead.
Spain ranks 75th and United States ranks 73rd of 79 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Spain averaged higher in 2 and United States in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.315 | 0.2148 | 0.1001 | Spain |
| 2000s | 0.2077 | 0.1842 | 0.0235 | Spain |
| 2010s | 0.1926 | 0.1985 | 0.0059 | United States |
| 2020s | 0.1818 | 0.1978 | 0.0159 | United States |
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, Spain or United States?
- United States, at 0.1978 against 0.1818 in Spain as of 2020.
- What is the difference in compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's between Spain and United States?
- 0.016, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and United States?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2020.
- How do Spain and United States rank globally for compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's?
- Spain ranks 75th 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.