Compensation of employees, Ratio of this level … total in Estonia
Estonia: Compensation of employees, Ratio of this level … total was 0.5472 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Compensation of employees, Ratio of this level of government's in Estonia, 1995–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2020, compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's in Estonia stood at 0.5472.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's in Estonia peaked at 0.7002 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.5458, in 2019.
Estonia ranks 43rd of 79 countries on this measure, 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 … total in Estonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.6445 | — |
| 1996 | 0.6266 | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 0.6424 | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 0.6748 | +5.0% |
| 1999 | 0.6949 | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 0.7002 | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.5688 | -18.8% |
| 2002 | 0.5686 | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.575 | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.5677 | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.5692 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.5748 | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.5805 | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.5749 | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.5657 | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 0.5719 | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.5763 | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.5812 | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.5688 | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.5733 | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.5724 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.5671 | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.5603 | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.5518 | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.5458 | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.5472 | +0.3% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 0.5472 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.4996, 1.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 0.5472 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.5406, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6567 | 0.6266 | 0.6949 | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.5846 | 0.5657 | 0.7002 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5669 | 0.5458 | 0.5812 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5472 | 0.5472 | 0.5472 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's in Estonia?
- Compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's in Estonia was 0.5472 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7002 in 2000.
- What is the lowest compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5458 in 2019.
- How does Estonia rank for compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's?
- Estonia ranks 43rd out of 79 countries with data for 2020.
- Is compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Estonia 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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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.