Compensation of employees, Ratio of this level … total in Italy
Italy: Compensation of employees, Ratio of this level … total was 0.5954 in 2020. ▬ Flat
Compensation of employees, Ratio of this level of government's in Italy, 1995–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Italy recorded 0.5954 for compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's in 2020.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's in Italy peaked at 0.6014 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.5579, in 2006.
That places Italy 40th out of 79 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Compensation of employees, Ratio of this level … total in Italy, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.5738 | — |
| 1996 | 0.5836 | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 0.5652 | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 0.5665 | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.5654 | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.5657 | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.5682 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.5697 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.5809 | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.5676 | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 0.5703 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.5579 | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 0.5762 | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 0.5605 | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 0.5691 | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.5656 | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.5677 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.571 | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.5755 | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.5789 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.5811 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.5905 | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.5972 | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.6014 | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.597 | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.5954 | -0.3% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 0.5954 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.4996, 1.2× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Italy's 0.5954 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.5406, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5709 | 0.5652 | 0.5836 | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.5686 | 0.5579 | 0.5809 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5826 | 0.5656 | 0.6014 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5954 | 0.5954 | 0.5954 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's in Italy?
- Compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's in Italy was 0.5954 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6014 in 2018.
- What is the lowest compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5579 in 2006.
- How does Italy rank for compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's?
- Italy ranks 40th out of 79 countries with data for 2020.
- Is compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Italy 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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The Fiscal Decentralization dataset includes fiscal decentralization indicators for a sample of IMF member countries. The following indicators are included in the dataset: Revenue and Expenditure Decentralization Shares; Transfer dependency and Vertical Fiscal Imbalances; Deficit and Debt; Allocation of expenditure (economic classification); Allocation of expenditure (functional classification); Allocation of non-Tax Revenues; and Allocation of Taxes.