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

Armenia: Compensation of employees, Ratio of this level of government's was 0.9196 in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
0.9196
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
10th
of 79 countries
All-time high
0.9248
in 2014
All-time low
0.8709
in 2004
Years of data
12
2004–2020

Compensation of employees, Ratio of this level of government's in Armenia, 2004–2020

00.20.40.60.812004201220202004: 0.8712005: 0.8832006: 0.8932007: 0.92013: 0.922014: 0.9252015: 0.9212016: 0.922017: 0.9212018: 0.9252019: 0.9242020: 0.92

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

Armenia recorded 0.9196 for compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's in 2020.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's in Armenia peaked at 0.9248 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.8709, in 2004.

Armenia ranks 10th of 79 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.

Compensation of employees, Ratio of this level of government's in Armenia, 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 Armenia, 2004 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2004 0.8709
2005 0.8831 +1.4%
2006 0.893 +1.1%
2007 0.9003 +0.8%
2013 0.9198 +2.2%
2014 0.9248 +0.5%
2015 0.9205 -0.5%
2016 0.92 -0.1%
2017 0.9213 +0.1%
2018 0.9248 +0.4%
2019 0.9236 -0.1%
2020 0.9196 -0.4%

Armenia compared with similar countries

  • Armenia's 0.9196 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7869, 1.2× the median. (27 countries reporting)
  • Armenia's 0.9196 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.5406, 1.7× the median. (45 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.8868 0.8709 0.9003 4
2010s 0.9221 0.9198 0.9248 7
2020s 0.9196 0.9196 0.9196 1

Countries ranked near Armenia

  1. 7 Cyprus 0.9493 compare
  2. 8 Azerbaijan 0.9351 compare
  3. 9 Türkiye 0.9208 compare
  4. 11 Myanmar 0.9158 compare
  5. 12 Ireland 0.9148 compare
  6. 13 Mauritius 0.9146 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's in Armenia?
Compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's in Armenia was 0.9196 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Armenia?
The highest recorded value was 0.9248 in 2014.
What is the lowest compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Armenia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8709 in 2004.
How does Armenia rank for compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's?
Armenia ranks 10th out of 79 countries with data for 2020.
Is compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's rising or falling in Armenia?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Armenia 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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