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

Latest (2020)
0.1618
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
77th
of 79 countries
All-time high
0.1843
in 1990
All-time low
0.149
in 2016
Years of data
31
1990–2020

Compensation of employees, Ratio of this level of government's in Canada, 1990–2020

00.050.10.150.21990200520201990: 0.1841991: 0.181992: 0.1741993: 0.1681994: 0.1681995: 0.1681996: 0.1631997: 0.1581998: 0.1581999: 0.162000: 0.1752001: 0.1642002: 0.1712003: 0.172004: 0.1682005: 0.1742006: 0.1712007: 0.1692008: 0.172009: 0.1762010: 0.1732011: 0.1732012: 0.1672013: 0.1692014: 0.162015: 0.1512016: 0.1492017: 0.1592018: 0.1592019: 0.1582020: 0.162

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

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 Canada, 1990 to 2020.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 74 Japan 0.1968 compare
  2. 75 Spain 0.1818 compare
  3. 76 Belgium 0.1731 compare
  4. 78 Switzerland 0.1555 compare
  5. 79 Germany 0.1293 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 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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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
International Monetary Fund
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Coverage
79 places, 1,583 data points, 1973–2020
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