Compensation of employees, Ratio of this level of government's in Colombia
Colombia: Compensation of employees, Ratio of this level of government's was 0.5223 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Compensation of employees, Ratio of this level of government's in Colombia, 1998–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's in Colombia is 0.5223, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of up 1.3% 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 Colombia peaked at 0.5729 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.2363, in 1999.
That places Colombia 48th out of 79 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Compensation of employees, Ratio of this level of government's in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.2477 | — |
| 1999 | 0.2363 | -4.6% |
| 2000 | 0.2456 | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 0.5353 | +118.0% |
| 2014 | 0.5644 | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 0.5729 | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.5627 | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.561 | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.553 | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.5157 | -6.7% |
| 2020 | 0.5223 | +1.3% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 0.5223 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7869, 66% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 0.5223 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.6919, 75% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.242 | 0.2363 | 0.2477 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.2456 | 0.2456 | 0.2456 | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.5521 | 0.5157 | 0.5729 | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.5223 | 0.5223 | 0.5223 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More public sector data for Colombia
- Arms imports 19.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.3593 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 533.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 19.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 285.45 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0359 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 40.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 15.10 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 2.7 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's in Colombia?
- Compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's in Colombia was 0.5223 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5729 in 2015.
- What is the lowest compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2363 in 1999.
- How does Colombia rank for compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's?
- Colombia ranks 48th out of 79 countries with data for 2020.
- Is compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia 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.