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

Greece: Compensation of employees, Ratio of this level of government's was 0.8621 in 2020. ▬ Flat

Latest (2020)
0.8621
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
18th
of 79 countries
All-time high
0.8879
in 2015
All-time low
0.8479
in 1996
Years of data
26
1995–2020

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

00.20.40.60.81995200720201995: 0.871996: 0.8481997: 0.8691998: 0.8731999: 0.8672000: 0.8672001: 0.8712002: 0.8692003: 0.8652004: 0.8672005: 0.8562006: 0.8592007: 0.8562008: 0.8492009: 0.8532010: 0.8532011: 0.8542012: 0.8672013: 0.8592014: 0.8822015: 0.8882016: 0.8742017: 0.8722018: 0.8682019: 0.8642020: 0.862

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

In 2020, compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's in Greece stood at 0.8621.

That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's in Greece peaked at 0.8879 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.8479, in 1996.

Greece ranks 18th of 79 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Compensation of employees, Ratio of this level of government's in Greece, 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 Greece, 1995 to 2020.
Year Value Change
1995 0.8697
1996 0.8479 -2.5%
1997 0.8687 +2.5%
1998 0.8726 +0.4%
1999 0.8672 -0.6%
2000 0.8666 -0.1%
2001 0.8712 +0.5%
2002 0.869 -0.3%
2003 0.8651 -0.5%
2004 0.8666 +0.2%
2005 0.8565 -1.2%
2006 0.8593 +0.3%
2007 0.8557 -0.4%
2008 0.8492 -0.8%
2009 0.8535 +0.5%
2010 0.8525 -0.1%
2011 0.8536 +0.1%
2012 0.8666 +1.5%
2013 0.8592 -0.9%
2014 0.8822 +2.7%
2015 0.8879 +0.7%
2016 0.8739 -1.6%
2017 0.8722 -0.2%
2018 0.868 -0.5%
2019 0.864 -0.5%
2020 0.8621 -0.2%

Greece compared with similar countries

  • Greece's 0.8621 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.4996, 1.7× the median. (42 countries reporting)
  • Greece's 0.8621 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 0.8652 0.8479 0.8726 5
2000s 0.8613 0.8492 0.8712 10
2010s 0.868 0.8525 0.8879 10
2020s 0.8621 0.8621 0.8621 1

Countries ranked near Greece

  1. 15 Paraguay 0.8859 compare
  2. 16 Guatemala 0.8772 compare
  3. 17 Cape Verde 0.8697 compare
  4. 19 Thailand 0.8608 compare
  5. 20 Georgia 0.8586 compare
  6. 21 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.8555 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 Greece?
Compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's in Greece was 0.8621 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Greece?
The highest recorded value was 0.8879 in 2015.
What is the lowest compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Greece?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8479 in 1996.
How does Greece rank for compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's?
Greece ranks 18th out of 79 countries with data for 2020.
Is compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's rising or falling in Greece?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Greece 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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