Compensation of employees, Ratio of this level of government's in Iran, Islamic Republic of

Iran, Islamic Republic of: Compensation of employees, Ratio of this level of government's was 0.9605 in 2009. ▲ Rising

Latest (2009)
0.9605
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
3rd
of 79 countries
All-time high
0.9703
in 2006
All-time low
0.2522
in 1989
Years of data
16
1983–2009

Compensation of employees, Ratio of this level of government's in Iran, Islamic Republic of, 1983–2009

0.20.40.60.811983199620091983: 0.5131984: 0.491985: 0.4431986: 0.3661987: 0.3151988: 0.2741989: 0.2522001: 0.952002: 0.9522003: 0.9512004: 0.9482005: 0.9672006: 0.972007: 0.9482008: 0.9562009: 0.96

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

Iran, Islamic Republic of recorded 0.9605 for compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's in 2009.

That represents a change of up 0.5% 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 Iran, Islamic Republic of peaked at 0.9703 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.2522, in 1989.

That places Iran, Islamic Republic of 3rd out of 79 countries with data for 2009, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

Compensation of employees, Ratio of this level of government's in Iran, Islamic Republic of, 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 Iran, Islamic Republic of, 1983 to 2009.
Year Value Change
1983 0.5129
1984 0.4898 -4.5%
1985 0.4433 -9.5%
1986 0.3656 -17.5%
1987 0.3148 -13.9%
1988 0.2736 -13.1%
1989 0.2522 -7.8%
2001 0.9496 +276.5%
2002 0.9523 +0.3%
2003 0.9505 -0.2%
2004 0.9478 -0.3%
2005 0.9674 +2.1%
2006 0.9703 +0.3%
2007 0.9478 -2.3%
2008 0.9559 +0.9%
2009 0.9605 +0.5%

Iran, Islamic Republic of compared with similar countries

  • Iran, Islamic Republic of's 0.9605 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7869, 1.2× the median. (27 countries reporting)
  • Iran, Islamic Republic of's 0.9605 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.9605, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Compensation of employees, Ratio of this level of government's in Iran, Islamic Republic of changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2001 +276.5% 0.2522 0.9496

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.3789 0.2522 0.5129 7
2000s 0.9558 0.9478 0.9703 9

Countries ranked near Iran, Islamic Republic of

  1. 1 Malta 0.9913 compare
  2. 2 Afghanistan 0.9908
  3. 4 Marshall Islands 0.9586
  4. 5 Kiribati 0.9567
  5. 6 Senegal 0.9515

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Frequently asked questions

What is compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
Compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's in Iran, Islamic Republic of was 0.9605 in 2009, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
The highest recorded value was 0.9703 in 2006.
What is the lowest compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2522 in 1989.
How does Iran, Islamic Republic of rank for compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's?
Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 3rd out of 79 countries with data for 2009.
Is compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's rising or falling in Iran, Islamic Republic of?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Iran, Islamic Republic of 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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