Compensation of employees, Ratio of this level of government's in Austria
Austria: Compensation of employees, Ratio of this level of government's was 0.397 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Compensation of employees, Ratio of this level of government's in Austria, 1995–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's in Austria is 0.397, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's in Austria peaked at 0.4091 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.3784, in 2002.
Austria ranks 60th of 79 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Compensation of employees, Ratio of this level of government's in Austria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.3867 | — |
| 1996 | 0.3853 | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.3869 | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.3849 | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.3873 | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.3863 | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.3839 | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.3784 | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.3817 | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.3874 | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.4056 | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 0.4091 | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.4087 | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.4078 | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.4068 | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.4066 | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.4048 | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.4071 | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.4037 | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.4039 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.4033 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.4017 | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.4027 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.4021 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.3993 | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.397 | -0.6% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 0.397 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.4996, 79% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Austria's 0.397 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.5406, 73% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3862 | 0.3849 | 0.3873 | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.3956 | 0.3784 | 0.4091 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4035 | 0.3993 | 0.4071 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.397 | 0.397 | 0.397 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Austria
- 57 Norway 0.4138 compare
- 58 Republic of Moldova 0.409 compare
- 59 Russian Federation 0.3984 compare
- 61 Belarus 0.3716 compare
- 62 Netherlands 0.3618 compare
- 63 Serbia 0.3576 compare
More public sector data for Austria
- Arms imports 13.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 1.42 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -23.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 13.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 572.97 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0098 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 18.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 5.26 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 206.01 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's in Austria?
- Compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's in Austria was 0.397 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4091 in 2006.
- What is the lowest compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3784 in 2002.
- How does Austria rank for compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's?
- Austria ranks 60th out of 79 countries with data for 2020.
- Is compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Austria 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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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.