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

Kenya: Compensation of employees, Ratio of this level of government's was 0.7623 in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.7623
Change on year
down 5.5%
World rank
29th
of 79 countries
All-time high
0.8608
in 2014
All-time low
0.7623
in 2020
Years of data
7
2014–2020

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

00.20.40.60.82014201720202014: 0.8612015: 0.8182016: 0.8022017: 0.8112018: 0.7982019: 0.8062020: 0.762

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

In 2020, compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's in Kenya stood at 0.7623. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.5% on the previous year and down 11.4% over ten years.

That places Kenya 29th out of 79 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

Compensation of employees, Ratio of this level of government's in Kenya, 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 Kenya, 2014 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2014 0.8608
2015 0.8179 -5.0%
2016 0.8017 -2.0%
2017 0.8107 +1.1%
2018 0.7979 -1.6%
2019 0.8065 +1.1%
2020 0.7623 -5.5%

Kenya compared with similar countries

  • Kenya's 0.7623 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9091, 84% of the median. (7 countries reporting)
  • Kenya's 0.7623 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.7623, 1.0× the median. (7 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 0.8159 0.7979 0.8608 6
2020s 0.7623 0.7623 0.7623 1

Countries ranked near Kenya

  1. 26 Hungary 0.7898 compare
  2. 27 Albania 0.7869 compare
  3. 28 Kyrgyzstan 0.7639 compare
  4. 30 Luxembourg 0.709 compare
  5. 31 Chile 0.7057 compare
  6. 32 Romania 0.6979 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's in Kenya?
Compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's in Kenya was 0.7623 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Kenya?
The highest recorded value was 0.8608 in 2014.
What is the lowest compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Kenya?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7623 in 2020.
How does Kenya rank for compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's?
Kenya ranks 29th out of 79 countries with data for 2020.
Is compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's rising or falling in Kenya?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Kenya 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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