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

Brazil: Compensation of employees, Ratio of this level of government's was 0.3082 in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.3082
Change on year
down 2.8%
World rank
66th
of 79 countries
All-time high
0.3491
in 2010
All-time low
0.3082
in 2020
Years of data
11
2010–2020

Compensation of employees, Ratio of this level of government's in Brazil, 2010–2020

00.10.20.32010201520202010: 0.3492011: 0.3372012: 0.3182013: 0.3112014: 0.3092015: 0.3122016: 0.3092017: 0.322018: 0.322019: 0.3172020: 0.308

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

The most recent figure for compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's in Brazil is 0.3082, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

The figure is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 11.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's in Brazil peaked at 0.3491 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.3082, in 2020.

Brazil ranks 66th of 79 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.

Compensation of employees, Ratio of this level of government's in Brazil, 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 Brazil, 2010 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2010 0.3491
2011 0.337 -3.5%
2012 0.3181 -5.6%
2013 0.3113 -2.1%
2014 0.3094 -0.6%
2015 0.312 +0.8%
2016 0.3093 -0.9%
2017 0.3195 +3.3%
2018 0.3196 +0.0%
2019 0.3172 -0.7%
2020 0.3082 -2.8%

Brazil compared with similar countries

  • Brazil's 0.3082 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7869, 39% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
  • Brazil's 0.3082 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.6919, 45% of the median. (10 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 0.3203 0.3093 0.3491 10
2020s 0.3082 0.3082 0.3082 1

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 63 Serbia 0.3576 compare
  2. 64 South Africa 0.3408 compare
  3. 65 Mexico 0.3264 compare
  4. 67 Kazakhstan 0.2935 compare
  5. 68 Australia 0.2912 compare
  6. 69 Denmark 0.2682 compare

See the full ranking of 79 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's in Brazil?
Compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's in Brazil was 0.3082 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 0.3491 in 2010.
What is the lowest compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3082 in 2020.
How does Brazil rank for compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's?
Brazil ranks 66th out of 79 countries with data for 2020.
Is compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Brazil 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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