Compensation of employees, Ratio of this level of government's in Canada
Canada: Compensation of employees, Ratio of this level of government's was 0.1618 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Compensation of employees, Ratio of this level of government's in Canada, 1990–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2020, compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's in Canada stood at 0.1618.
That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's in Canada peaked at 0.1843 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.149, in 2016.
That places Canada 77th out of 79 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Compensation of employees, Ratio of this level of government's in Canada, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1843 | — |
| 1991 | 0.1796 | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 0.174 | -3.1% |
| 1993 | 0.1683 | -3.3% |
| 1994 | 0.1679 | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.1683 | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.1626 | -3.4% |
| 1997 | 0.1578 | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 0.1578 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.1603 | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.1751 | +9.2% |
| 2001 | 0.1641 | -6.3% |
| 2002 | 0.1711 | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 0.1703 | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.1682 | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.1735 | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 0.1709 | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.1688 | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.1702 | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.1756 | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 0.173 | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.1735 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.1665 | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1691 | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.1604 | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 0.1507 | -6.0% |
| 2016 | 0.149 | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.1592 | +6.9% |
| 2018 | 0.1591 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.1575 | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1618 | +2.7% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 0.1618 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.4996, 32% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1681 | 0.1578 | 0.1843 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1708 | 0.1641 | 0.1756 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1618 | 0.149 | 0.1735 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1618 | 0.1618 | 0.1618 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More public sector data for Canada
- Arms imports 149.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 3.61 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 96.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 149.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 711.23 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0129 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 7.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 29.35 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 8.65 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's in Canada?
- Compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's in Canada was 0.1618 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1843 in 1990.
- What is the lowest compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.149 in 2016.
- How does Canada rank for compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's?
- Canada ranks 77th out of 79 countries with data for 2020.
- Is compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Canada 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.