Compensation of employees, Ratio of this level of government's in France
France: Compensation of employees, Ratio of this level of government's was 0.4715 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Compensation of employees, Ratio of this level of government's in France, 1995–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
France recorded 0.4715 for compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's in France peaked at 0.5635 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.4715, in 2020.
That places France 51st 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 France, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.5603 | — |
| 1996 | 0.5617 | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.5635 | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.5584 | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.5517 | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.5467 | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.5433 | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.54 | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.5341 | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.5299 | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.5246 | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.5204 | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.5125 | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.5019 | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 0.4935 | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.4917 | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.4881 | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.4853 | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.48 | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.4743 | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.4718 | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.4729 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.4734 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.4768 | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.4771 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.4715 | -1.2% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 0.4715 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.4996, 94% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- France's 0.4715 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.5406, 87% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5591 | 0.5517 | 0.5635 | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.5247 | 0.4935 | 0.5467 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4791 | 0.4718 | 0.4917 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4715 | 0.4715 | 0.4715 | 1 |
Countries ranked near France
More public sector data for France
- Arms imports 188.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 2.74 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 56.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 188.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 943.45 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0205 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 8.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 64.67 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 222.66 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's in France?
- Compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's in France was 0.4715 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5635 in 1997.
- What is the lowest compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4715 in 2020.
- How does France rank for compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's?
- France ranks 51st out of 79 countries with data for 2020.
- Is compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this France 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.