Compensation of employees, Ratio of this level of government's in Denmark
Denmark: Compensation of employees, Ratio of this level of government's was 0.2682 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Compensation of employees, Ratio of this level of government's in Denmark, 1995–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2020, compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's in Denmark stood at 0.2682.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's in Denmark peaked at 0.2692 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.2292, in 2006.
Denmark ranks 69th of 79 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Compensation of employees, Ratio of this level of government's in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.259 | — |
| 1996 | 0.2514 | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 0.2476 | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 0.2446 | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.2519 | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 0.2472 | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.2445 | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.2452 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.2374 | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 0.2347 | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.2292 | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 0.2292 | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.2599 | +13.4% |
| 2008 | 0.2617 | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.2594 | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.2627 | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.2655 | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.2668 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.2687 | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.2667 | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.2675 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.266 | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.2633 | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2679 | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.2692 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.2682 | -0.4% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 0.2682 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.4996, 54% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 0.2682 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.5406, 50% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2509 | 0.2446 | 0.259 | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.2448 | 0.2292 | 0.2617 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2664 | 0.2627 | 0.2692 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2682 | 0.2682 | 0.2682 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
More public sector data for Denmark
- Arms imports 427.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 71.44 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 55.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 427.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 1,666 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0235 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 22.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 9.96 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 6,850 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's in Denmark?
- Compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's in Denmark was 0.2682 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2692 in 2019.
- What is the lowest compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2292 in 2006.
- How does Denmark rank for compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's?
- Denmark ranks 69th out of 79 countries with data for 2020.
- Is compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark 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.