Compensation of employees, Ratio of this level of government's in Australia
Australia: Compensation of employees, Ratio of this level of government's was 0.2912 in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Compensation of employees, Ratio of this level of government's in Australia, 1990–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's in Australia is 0.2912, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's in Australia peaked at 1 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.274, in 2006.
That places Australia 68th out of 79 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Compensation of employees, Ratio of this level of government's in Australia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1 | — |
| 1991 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.3044 | -69.6% |
| 2000 | 0.2787 | -8.4% |
| 2001 | 0.2804 | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.2787 | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.2822 | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.2832 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.2778 | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 0.274 | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.2795 | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 0.277 | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.2783 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.2832 | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.2865 | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.2875 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.3019 | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2917 | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 0.2889 | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2881 | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.2882 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2786 | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 0.282 | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.2912 | +3.3% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 0.2912 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.4996, 58% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Australia's 0.2912 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.6734, 43% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Compensation of employees, Ratio of this level of government's in Australia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | -69.6% | 1 | 0.3044 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8841 | 0.3044 | 1 | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.279 | 0.274 | 0.2832 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2877 | 0.2786 | 0.3019 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2912 | 0.2912 | 0.2912 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More public sector data for Australia
- Arms imports 983.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 36.15 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0006 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 159.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 983.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 1,244 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0192 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 4.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 33.82 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 49.27 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's in Australia?
- Compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's in Australia was 0.2912 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 1990.
- What is the lowest compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.274 in 2006.
- How does Australia rank for compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's?
- Australia ranks 68th out of 79 countries with data for 2020.
- Is compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Australia 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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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.