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

Germany: Compensation of employees, Ratio of this level of government's was 0.1293 in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.1293
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
79th
of 79 countries
All-time high
0.169
in 1991
All-time low
0.1234
in 2014
Years of data
30
1991–2020

Compensation of employees, Ratio of this level of government's in Germany, 1991–2020

00.050.10.151991200520201991: 0.1691992: 0.1621993: 0.1561994: 0.1541995: 0.1451996: 0.1431997: 0.1431998: 0.1411999: 0.1412000: 0.1392001: 0.1372002: 0.1362003: 0.1352004: 0.1332005: 0.1322006: 0.1312007: 0.132008: 0.1332009: 0.1312010: 0.1322011: 0.1282012: 0.1282013: 0.1262014: 0.1232015: 0.1232016: 0.1242017: 0.1252018: 0.1262019: 0.1282020: 0.129

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

In 2020, compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's in Germany stood at 0.1293.

The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's in Germany peaked at 0.169 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.1234, in 2014.

That places Germany 79th out of 79 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.

Compensation of employees, Ratio of this level of government's in Germany, 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 Germany, 1991 to 2020.
Year Value Change
1991 0.169
1992 0.1616 -4.4%
1993 0.1563 -3.3%
1994 0.1537 -1.7%
1995 0.1452 -5.5%
1996 0.1432 -1.4%
1997 0.1426 -0.4%
1998 0.141 -1.2%
1999 0.1407 -0.2%
2000 0.1388 -1.3%
2001 0.1365 -1.7%
2002 0.1357 -0.6%
2003 0.1349 -0.6%
2004 0.1329 -1.5%
2005 0.1319 -0.7%
2006 0.1308 -0.9%
2007 0.1304 -0.3%
2008 0.1326 +1.7%
2009 0.1314 -0.9%
2010 0.1318 +0.3%
2011 0.1283 -2.6%
2012 0.128 -0.3%
2013 0.1262 -1.4%
2014 0.1234 -2.2%
2015 0.1234 +0.0%
2016 0.1237 +0.3%
2017 0.1252 +1.2%
2018 0.1258 +0.5%
2019 0.1275 +1.4%
2020 0.1293 +1.4%

Germany compared with similar countries

  • Germany's 0.1293 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.4996, 26% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
  • Germany's 0.1293 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.5406, 24% of the median. (45 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.1504 0.1407 0.169 9
2000s 0.1336 0.1304 0.1388 10
2010s 0.1263 0.1234 0.1318 10
2020s 0.1293 0.1293 0.1293 1

Countries ranked near Germany

  1. 76 Belgium 0.1731 compare
  2. 77 Canada 0.1618 compare
  3. 78 Switzerland 0.1555 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 Germany?
Compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's in Germany was 0.1293 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Germany?
The highest recorded value was 0.169 in 1991.
What is the lowest compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Germany?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1234 in 2014.
How does Germany rank for compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's?
Germany ranks 79th out of 79 countries with data for 2020.
Is compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's rising or falling in Germany?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Germany 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
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Coverage
79 places, 1,583 data points, 1973–2020
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