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

Cyprus: Compensation of employees, Ratio of this level of government's was 0.9493 in 2020. ▬ Flat

Latest (2020)
0.9493
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
7th
of 79 countries
All-time high
0.9493
in 2009
All-time low
0.9383
in 2014
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Compensation of employees, Ratio of this level of government's in Cyprus, 1995–2020

00.20.40.60.811995200720201995: 0.9451996: 0.9451997: 0.9451998: 0.9451999: 0.9392000: 0.9442001: 0.9422002: 0.9432003: 0.9482004: 0.9482005: 0.9462006: 0.9452007: 0.9462008: 0.9472009: 0.9492010: 0.9472011: 0.9452012: 0.9472013: 0.9462014: 0.9382015: 0.9432016: 0.9422017: 0.9432018: 0.9442019: 0.9462020: 0.949

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

Cyprus recorded 0.9493 for compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's in 2020.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's in Cyprus peaked at 0.9493 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.9383, in 2014.

Cyprus ranks 7th of 79 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Compensation of employees, Ratio of this level of government's in Cyprus, 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 Cyprus, 1995 to 2020.
Year Value Change
1995 0.9454
1996 0.9455 +0.0%
1997 0.9453 -0.0%
1998 0.945 -0.0%
1999 0.9395 -0.6%
2000 0.9437 +0.5%
2001 0.9423 -0.2%
2002 0.9427 +0.1%
2003 0.9479 +0.5%
2004 0.948 +0.0%
2005 0.946 -0.2%
2006 0.9451 -0.1%
2007 0.946 +0.1%
2008 0.9466 +0.1%
2009 0.9493 +0.3%
2010 0.947 -0.3%
2011 0.9448 -0.2%
2012 0.9468 +0.2%
2013 0.9455 -0.1%
2014 0.9383 -0.8%
2015 0.9428 +0.5%
2016 0.9417 -0.1%
2017 0.943 +0.1%
2018 0.9436 +0.1%
2019 0.9462 +0.3%
2020 0.9493 +0.3%

Cyprus compared with similar countries

  • Cyprus's 0.9493 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.4996, 1.9× the median. (42 countries reporting)
  • Cyprus's 0.9493 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.5406, 1.8× the median. (45 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.9442 0.9395 0.9455 5
2000s 0.9458 0.9423 0.9493 10
2010s 0.944 0.9383 0.947 10
2020s 0.9493 0.9493 0.9493 1

Countries ranked near Cyprus

  1. 4 Marshall Islands 0.9586 compare
  2. 5 Kiribati 0.9567 compare
  3. 6 Senegal 0.9515 compare
  4. 8 Azerbaijan 0.9351 compare
  5. 9 Türkiye 0.9208 compare
  6. 10 Armenia 0.9196 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 Cyprus?
Compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's in Cyprus was 0.9493 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Cyprus?
The highest recorded value was 0.9493 in 2009.
What is the lowest compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Cyprus?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9383 in 2014.
How does Cyprus rank for compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's?
Cyprus ranks 7th out of 79 countries with data for 2020.
Is compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's rising or falling in Cyprus?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Cyprus 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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