Compensation of employees, Ratio of this level … total in Latvia
Latvia: Compensation of employees, Ratio of this level … total was 0.5406 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Compensation of employees, Ratio of this level of government's in Latvia, 1995–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's in Latvia is 0.5406, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's in Latvia peaked at 0.7225 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.5056, in 2004.
That places Latvia 45th out of 79 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Compensation of employees, Ratio of this level … total in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.7225 | — |
| 1996 | 0.6783 | -6.1% |
| 1997 | 0.5776 | -14.8% |
| 1998 | 0.5505 | -4.7% |
| 1999 | 0.5727 | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 0.5758 | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.5823 | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.5625 | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 0.5808 | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 0.5056 | -12.9% |
| 2005 | 0.5269 | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 0.5059 | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 0.5342 | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 0.5202 | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 0.5093 | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.5248 | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 0.5295 | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.5223 | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.5181 | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.5278 | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.521 | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.5235 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.5276 | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.529 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.5387 | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.5406 | +0.4% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 0.5406 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.4996, 1.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 0.5406 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.5406, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6203 | 0.5505 | 0.7225 | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.5404 | 0.5056 | 0.5823 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5262 | 0.5181 | 0.5387 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5406 | 0.5406 | 0.5406 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's in Latvia?
- Compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's in Latvia was 0.5406 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7225 in 1995.
- What is the lowest compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5056 in 2004.
- How does Latvia rank for compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's?
- Latvia ranks 45th out of 79 countries with data for 2020.
- Is compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latvia 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.