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

Georgia: Compensation of employees, Ratio of this level of government's was 0.8586 in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
0.8586
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
20th
of 79 countries
All-time high
0.9058
in 2008
All-time low
0.3873
in 2000
Years of data
26
1995–2020

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

00.20.40.60.811995200720201995: 0.6221996: 0.7241997: 0.6491998: 0.5691999: 0.5072000: 0.3872001: 0.4742002: 0.432003: 0.4562004: 0.4932005: 0.6132006: 0.8022007: 0.8662008: 0.9062009: 0.8982010: 0.8872011: 0.8912012: 0.8732013: 0.8762014: 0.8762015: 0.9052016: 0.8822017: 0.8932018: 0.8582019: 0.8422020: 0.859

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

Georgia recorded 0.8586 for compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's in 2020.

The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's in Georgia peaked at 0.9058 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.3873, in 2000.

Georgia ranks 20th of 79 countries on this measure, in the top 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 Georgia, 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 Georgia, 1995 to 2020.
Year Value Change
1995 0.6217
1996 0.7241 +16.5%
1997 0.6493 -10.3%
1998 0.5686 -12.4%
1999 0.5066 -10.9%
2000 0.3873 -23.6%
2001 0.474 +22.4%
2002 0.4301 -9.3%
2003 0.4556 +5.9%
2004 0.4927 +8.1%
2005 0.6126 +24.3%
2006 0.8015 +30.8%
2007 0.866 +8.0%
2008 0.9058 +4.6%
2009 0.8982 -0.8%
2010 0.8869 -1.3%
2011 0.8911 +0.5%
2012 0.8726 -2.1%
2013 0.8758 +0.4%
2014 0.8763 +0.1%
2015 0.9053 +3.3%
2016 0.8823 -2.5%
2017 0.8928 +1.2%
2018 0.8583 -3.9%
2019 0.8422 -1.9%
2020 0.8586 +2.0%

Georgia compared with similar countries

  • Georgia's 0.8586 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7869, 1.1× the median. (27 countries reporting)
  • Georgia's 0.8586 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.5406, 1.6× the median. (45 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.6141 0.5066 0.7241 5
2000s 0.6324 0.3873 0.9058 10
2010s 0.8784 0.8422 0.9053 10
2020s 0.8586 0.8586 0.8586 1

Countries ranked near Georgia

  1. 17 Cape Verde 0.8697 compare
  2. 18 Greece 0.8621 compare
  3. 19 Thailand 0.8608 compare
  4. 21 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.8555 compare
  5. 22 El Salvador 0.8286 compare
  6. 23 Israel 0.8254 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 Georgia?
Compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's in Georgia was 0.8586 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Georgia?
The highest recorded value was 0.9058 in 2008.
What is the lowest compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Georgia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3873 in 2000.
How does Georgia rank for compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's?
Georgia ranks 20th out of 79 countries with data for 2020.
Is compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's rising or falling in Georgia?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Georgia 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
Licence
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Coverage
79 places, 1,583 data points, 1973–2020
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