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
Compensation of employees, Ratio of this level of government's in Kenya, 2014–2020
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.8159 | 0.7979 | 0.8608 | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.7623 | 0.7623 | 0.7623 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More public sector data for Kenya
- Arms imports 17.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.3012 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -75 % change on previous year (2022)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 17.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 21.82 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0102 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 16.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 1.23 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 1.72 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2022)
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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About this data
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.