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

Latvia: Compensation of employees, Ratio of this level of government's was 0.5406 in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.5406
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
45th
of 79 countries
All-time high
0.7225
in 1995
All-time low
0.5056
in 2004
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Compensation of employees, Ratio of this level of government's in Latvia, 1995–2020

00.20.40.60.81995200720201995: 0.7221996: 0.6781997: 0.5781998: 0.551999: 0.5732000: 0.5762001: 0.5822002: 0.5632003: 0.5812004: 0.5062005: 0.5272006: 0.5062007: 0.5342008: 0.522009: 0.5092010: 0.5252011: 0.532012: 0.5222013: 0.5182014: 0.5282015: 0.5212016: 0.5232017: 0.5282018: 0.5292019: 0.5392020: 0.541

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 of government's in Latvia, 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 Latvia, 1995 to 2020.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Latvia

  1. 42 Uzbekistan 0.5539 compare
  2. 43 Estonia 0.5472 compare
  3. 44 Mongolia 0.5439 compare
  4. 46 Ukraine 0.5277 compare
  5. 47 Lithuania 0.5249 compare
  6. 48 Colombia 0.5223 compare

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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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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
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Coverage
79 places, 1,583 data points, 1973–2020
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