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

Guatemala: Compensation of employees, Ratio of this level of government's was 0.8772 in 2020. ▬ Flat

Latest (2020)
0.8772
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
16th
of 79 countries
All-time high
0.8848
in 2018
All-time low
0.8772
in 2020
Years of data
7
2014–2020

Compensation of employees, Ratio of this level of government's in Guatemala, 2014–2020

00.20.40.60.82014201720202014: 0.8782015: 0.8832016: 0.8812017: 0.8782018: 0.8852019: 0.8842020: 0.877

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

Guatemala recorded 0.8772 for compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.

That places Guatemala 16th out of 79 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.

Compensation of employees, Ratio of this level of government's in Guatemala, 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 Guatemala, 2014 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2014 0.8777
2015 0.8834 +0.7%
2016 0.8814 -0.2%
2017 0.8777 -0.4%
2018 0.8848 +0.8%
2019 0.8836 -0.1%
2020 0.8772 -0.7%

Guatemala compared with similar countries

  • Guatemala's 0.8772 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7869, 1.1× the median. (27 countries reporting)
  • Guatemala's 0.8772 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.6919, 1.3× the median. (10 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 0.8814 0.8777 0.8848 6
2020s 0.8772 0.8772 0.8772 1

Countries ranked near Guatemala

  1. 13 Mauritius 0.9146 compare
  2. 14 Honduras 0.9091
  3. 15 Paraguay 0.8859 compare
  4. 17 Cape Verde 0.8697
  5. 18 Greece 0.8621 compare
  6. 19 Thailand 0.8608 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 Guatemala?
Compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's in Guatemala was 0.8772 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Guatemala?
The highest recorded value was 0.8848 in 2018.
What is the lowest compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Guatemala?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8772 in 2020.
How does Guatemala rank for compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's?
Guatemala ranks 16th out of 79 countries with data for 2020.
Is compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's rising or falling in Guatemala?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Guatemala 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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