Compensation of employees, Ratio of this level of government's in Albania

Albania: Compensation of employees, Ratio of this level of government's was 0.7869 in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.7869
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
27th
of 79 countries
All-time high
0.8604
in 2012
All-time low
0.7869
in 2020
Years of data
10
2011–2020

Compensation of employees, Ratio of this level of government's in Albania, 2011–2020

00.20.40.60.82011201520202011: 0.8552012: 0.862013: 0.8552014: 0.8542015: 0.862016: 0.8112017: 0.7952018: 0.7892019: 0.7882020: 0.787

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

In 2020, compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's in Albania stood at 0.7869. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.

The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 8.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's in Albania peaked at 0.8604 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.7869, in 2020.

That places Albania 27th out of 79 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

Compensation of employees, Ratio of this level of government's in Albania, year by year

Annual values for Compensation of employees, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government) in Albania, 2011 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2011 0.8551
2012 0.8604 +0.6%
2013 0.8548 -0.6%
2014 0.8539 -0.1%
2015 0.8598 +0.7%
2016 0.8111 -5.7%
2017 0.7952 -2.0%
2018 0.789 -0.8%
2019 0.7883 -0.1%
2020 0.7869 -0.2%

Albania compared with similar countries

  • Albania's 0.7869 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7869, 1.0× the median. (27 countries reporting)
  • Albania's 0.7869 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.5406, 1.5× the median. (45 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 0.8297 0.7883 0.8604 9
2020s 0.7869 0.7869 0.7869 1

Countries ranked near Albania

  1. 24 Palau 0.803 compare
  2. 25 Portugal 0.798 compare
  3. 26 Hungary 0.7898 compare
  4. 28 Kyrgyzstan 0.7639 compare
  5. 29 Kenya 0.7623 compare
  6. 30 Luxembourg 0.709 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's in Albania?
Compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's in Albania was 0.7869 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Albania?
The highest recorded value was 0.8604 in 2012.
What is the lowest compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Albania?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7869 in 2020.
How does Albania rank for compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's?
Albania ranks 27th out of 79 countries with data for 2020.
Is compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's rising or falling in Albania?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Albania data come from?
The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of 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 updates them automatically from the source API.

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Compensation of employees, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government)
Source
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Coverage
79 places, 1,583 data points, 1973–2020
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