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

Lithuania: Compensation of employees, Ratio of this level of government's was 0.5249 in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.5249
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
47th
of 79 countries
All-time high
0.6696
in 1997
All-time low
0.4994
in 2010
Years of data
26
1995–2020

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

00.20.40.61995200720201995: 0.5541996: 0.5571997: 0.671998: 0.6661999: 0.5222000: 0.5192001: 0.5192002: 0.5292003: 0.5322004: 0.542005: 0.5472006: 0.5482007: 0.5312008: 0.5252009: 0.5032010: 0.4992011: 0.5042012: 0.5212013: 0.5332014: 0.542015: 0.5342016: 0.5342017: 0.5332018: 0.5342019: 0.5322020: 0.525

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

The most recent figure for compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's in Lithuania is 0.5249, measured in 2020.

The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's in Lithuania peaked at 0.6696 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.4994, in 2010.

Lithuania ranks 47th of 79 countries on this measure, 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 Lithuania, 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 Lithuania, 1995 to 2020.
Year Value Change
1995 0.5537
1996 0.5566 +0.5%
1997 0.6696 +20.3%
1998 0.6661 -0.5%
1999 0.5221 -21.6%
2000 0.5194 -0.5%
2001 0.5189 -0.1%
2002 0.529 +1.9%
2003 0.5322 +0.6%
2004 0.5397 +1.4%
2005 0.5466 +1.3%
2006 0.5484 +0.3%
2007 0.531 -3.2%
2008 0.525 -1.1%
2009 0.5033 -4.1%
2010 0.4994 -0.8%
2011 0.5035 +0.8%
2012 0.5212 +3.5%
2013 0.5331 +2.3%
2014 0.5396 +1.2%
2015 0.5336 -1.1%
2016 0.5341 +0.1%
2017 0.5333 -0.2%
2018 0.5337 +0.1%
2019 0.5317 -0.4%
2020 0.5249 -1.3%

Lithuania compared with similar countries

  • Lithuania's 0.5249 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.4996, 1.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
  • Lithuania's 0.5249 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.5406, 97% of the median. (45 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.5936 0.5221 0.6696 5
2000s 0.5293 0.5033 0.5484 10
2010s 0.5263 0.4994 0.5396 10
2020s 0.5249 0.5249 0.5249 1

Countries ranked near Lithuania

  1. 44 Mongolia 0.5439 compare
  2. 45 Latvia 0.5406 compare
  3. 46 Ukraine 0.5277 compare
  4. 48 Colombia 0.5223 compare
  5. 49 Croatia 0.5082 compare
  6. 50 Iceland 0.4911 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's in Lithuania?
Compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's in Lithuania was 0.5249 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Lithuania?
The highest recorded value was 0.6696 in 1997.
What is the lowest compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Lithuania?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4994 in 2010.
How does Lithuania rank for compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's?
Lithuania ranks 47th out of 79 countries with data for 2020.
Is compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's rising or falling in Lithuania?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Lithuania 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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