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

Japan: Compensation of employees, Ratio of this level of government's was 0.1968 in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
0.1968
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
74th
of 79 countries
All-time high
0.199
in 2019
All-time low
0.1713
in 1994
Years of data
27
1994–2020

Compensation of employees, Ratio of this level of government's in Japan, 1994–2020

00.050.10.150.21994200720201994: 0.1711995: 0.1721996: 0.1741997: 0.1741998: 0.1741999: 0.1732000: 0.1732001: 0.1752002: 0.1752003: 0.1782004: 0.182005: 0.182006: 0.1812007: 0.1792008: 0.1822009: 0.1832010: 0.1822011: 0.1872012: 0.1812013: 0.1842014: 0.1932015: 0.1952016: 0.1972017: 0.1972018: 0.1992019: 0.1992020: 0.197

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

In 2020, compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's in Japan stood at 0.1968.

That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and up 7.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's in Japan peaked at 0.199 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.1713, in 1994.

Japan ranks 74th of 79 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.

Compensation of employees, Ratio of this level of government's in Japan, 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 Japan, 1994 to 2020.
Year Value Change
1994 0.1713
1995 0.172 +0.4%
1996 0.1736 +0.9%
1997 0.1736 -0.0%
1998 0.1742 +0.4%
1999 0.1727 -0.9%
2000 0.1725 -0.1%
2001 0.1747 +1.2%
2002 0.1748 +0.1%
2003 0.1775 +1.6%
2004 0.1797 +1.2%
2005 0.1805 +0.4%
2006 0.1806 +0.1%
2007 0.1789 -1.0%
2008 0.1821 +1.8%
2009 0.1831 +0.6%
2010 0.1824 -0.4%
2011 0.1866 +2.3%
2012 0.1806 -3.2%
2013 0.1837 +1.7%
2014 0.1934 +5.3%
2015 0.1953 +1.0%
2016 0.1971 +0.9%
2017 0.1972 +0.0%
2018 0.1985 +0.7%
2019 0.199 +0.2%
2020 0.1968 -1.1%

Japan compared with similar countries

  • Japan's 0.1968 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.4996, 39% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
  • Japan's 0.1968 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.6734, 29% of the median. (10 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.1729 0.1713 0.1742 6
2000s 0.1784 0.1725 0.1831 10
2010s 0.1914 0.1806 0.199 10
2020s 0.1968 0.1968 0.1968 1

Countries ranked near Japan

  1. 71 Finland 0.2269 compare
  2. 72 United Arab Emirates 0.2083 compare
  3. 73 United States of America 0.1978 compare
  4. 75 Spain 0.1818 compare
  5. 76 Belgium 0.1731 compare
  6. 77 Canada 0.1618 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 Japan?
Compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's in Japan was 0.1968 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Japan?
The highest recorded value was 0.199 in 2019.
What is the lowest compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Japan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1713 in 1994.
How does Japan rank for compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's?
Japan ranks 74th out of 79 countries with data for 2020.
Is compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's rising or falling in Japan?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Japan 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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