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

Czechia: Compensation of employees, Ratio of this level of government's was 0.4512 in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.4512
Change on year
down 2.5%
World rank
53rd
of 79 countries
All-time high
0.6041
in 2002
All-time low
0.4512
in 2020
Years of data
26
1995–2020

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

00.20.40.61995200720201995: 0.5291996: 0.5681997: 0.5821998: 0.5671999: 0.592000: 0.5642001: 0.6032002: 0.6042003: 0.4932004: 0.4842005: 0.4922006: 0.4932007: 0.4982008: 0.4962009: 0.4972010: 0.4872011: 0.4722012: 0.4772013: 0.4762014: 0.4762015: 0.4782016: 0.4792017: 0.4792018: 0.4732019: 0.4632020: 0.451

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

The most recent figure for compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's in Czechia is 0.4512, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.

The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 7.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's in Czechia peaked at 0.6041 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.4512, in 2020.

That places Czechia 53rd out of 79 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.

Compensation of employees, Ratio of this level of government's in Czechia, 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 Czechia, 1995 to 2020.
Year Value Change
1995 0.5295
1996 0.5677 +7.2%
1997 0.582 +2.5%
1998 0.5666 -2.6%
1999 0.5904 +4.2%
2000 0.5645 -4.4%
2001 0.6027 +6.8%
2002 0.6041 +0.2%
2003 0.493 -18.4%
2004 0.4843 -1.8%
2005 0.4921 +1.6%
2006 0.4929 +0.2%
2007 0.4975 +0.9%
2008 0.4956 -0.4%
2009 0.4966 +0.2%
2010 0.4871 -1.9%
2011 0.4723 -3.0%
2012 0.4769 +1.0%
2013 0.4763 -0.1%
2014 0.4763 -0.0%
2015 0.4777 +0.3%
2016 0.479 +0.3%
2017 0.4785 -0.1%
2018 0.4727 -1.2%
2019 0.4629 -2.1%
2020 0.4512 -2.5%

Czechia compared with similar countries

  • Czechia's 0.4512 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.4996, 90% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
  • Czechia's 0.4512 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.5406, 83% of the median. (45 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.5672 0.5295 0.5904 5
2000s 0.5223 0.4843 0.6041 10
2010s 0.476 0.4629 0.4871 10
2020s 0.4512 0.4512 0.4512 1

Countries ranked near Czechia

  1. 50 Iceland 0.4911 compare
  2. 51 France 0.4715 compare
  3. 52 Peru 0.4713 compare
  4. 54 Poland 0.449 compare
  5. 55 Indonesia 0.4381 compare
  6. 56 Korea 0.4229 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's in Czechia?
Compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's in Czechia was 0.4512 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Czechia?
The highest recorded value was 0.6041 in 2002.
What is the lowest compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Czechia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4512 in 2020.
How does Czechia rank for compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's?
Czechia ranks 53rd out of 79 countries with data for 2020.
Is compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's rising or falling in Czechia?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Czechia 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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