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

Korea: Compensation of employees, Ratio of this level of government's was 0.4229 in 2020. ▬ Flat

Latest (2020)
0.4229
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
56th
of 79 countries
All-time high
0.4315
in 2016
All-time low
0.4219
in 2014
Years of data
9
2012–2020

Compensation of employees, Ratio of this level of government's in Korea, 2012–2020

00.10.20.30.42012201620202012: 0.4242013: 0.4242014: 0.4222015: 0.4232016: 0.4322017: 0.432018: 0.4292019: 0.4242020: 0.423

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

In 2020, compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's in Korea stood at 0.4229.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's in Korea peaked at 0.4315 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.4219, in 2014.

That places Korea 56th 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 Korea, 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 Korea, 2012 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2012 0.4236
2013 0.4239 +0.1%
2014 0.4219 -0.5%
2015 0.4232 +0.3%
2016 0.4315 +2.0%
2017 0.4302 -0.3%
2018 0.429 -0.3%
2019 0.4245 -1.1%
2020 0.4229 -0.4%

Korea compared with similar countries

  • Korea's 0.4229 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.4996, 85% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
  • Korea's 0.4229 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.6734, 63% of the median. (10 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 0.426 0.4219 0.4315 8
2020s 0.4229 0.4229 0.4229 1

Countries ranked near Korea

  1. 53 Czechia 0.4512 compare
  2. 54 Poland 0.449 compare
  3. 55 Indonesia 0.4381 compare
  4. 57 Norway 0.4138 compare
  5. 58 Republic of Moldova 0.409 compare
  6. 59 Russian Federation 0.3984 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 Korea?
Compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's in Korea was 0.4229 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Korea?
The highest recorded value was 0.4315 in 2016.
What is the lowest compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Korea?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4219 in 2014.
How does Korea rank for compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's?
Korea ranks 56th out of 79 countries with data for 2020.
Is compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's rising or falling in Korea?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Korea 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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