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

Luxembourg: Compensation of employees, Ratio of this level of government's was 0.709 in 2020. ▬ Flat

Latest (2020)
0.709
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
30th
of 79 countries
All-time high
0.7157
in 1998
All-time low
0.6766
in 2008
Years of data
26
1995–2020

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

00.20.40.60.81995200720201995: 0.7131996: 0.711997: 0.7131998: 0.7161999: 0.7032000: 0.6952001: 0.6882002: 0.6812003: 0.682004: 0.6792005: 0.6812006: 0.682007: 0.682008: 0.6772009: 0.6812010: 0.6922011: 0.6942012: 0.6962013: 0.6962014: 0.6972015: 0.6992016: 0.72017: 0.6952018: 0.7012019: 0.7062020: 0.709

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

In 2020, compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's in Luxembourg stood at 0.709.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's in Luxembourg peaked at 0.7157 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.6766, in 2008.

That places Luxembourg 30th 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 Luxembourg, 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 Luxembourg, 1995 to 2020.
Year Value Change
1995 0.7133
1996 0.7099 -0.5%
1997 0.7128 +0.4%
1998 0.7157 +0.4%
1999 0.703 -1.8%
2000 0.6945 -1.2%
2001 0.6875 -1.0%
2002 0.6809 -1.0%
2003 0.6802 -0.1%
2004 0.6786 -0.2%
2005 0.6806 +0.3%
2006 0.6798 -0.1%
2007 0.6796 -0.0%
2008 0.6766 -0.4%
2009 0.6807 +0.6%
2010 0.6917 +1.6%
2011 0.6939 +0.3%
2012 0.6959 +0.3%
2013 0.6963 +0.0%
2014 0.6967 +0.1%
2015 0.6993 +0.4%
2016 0.6997 +0.1%
2017 0.6949 -0.7%
2018 0.7011 +0.9%
2019 0.7059 +0.7%
2020 0.709 +0.4%

Luxembourg compared with similar countries

  • Luxembourg's 0.709 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.4996, 1.4× the median. (42 countries reporting)
  • Luxembourg's 0.709 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.5406, 1.3× the median. (45 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.711 0.703 0.7157 5
2000s 0.6819 0.6766 0.6945 10
2010s 0.6975 0.6917 0.7059 10
2020s 0.709 0.709 0.709 1

Countries ranked near Luxembourg

  1. 27 Albania 0.7869 compare
  2. 28 Kyrgyzstan 0.7639 compare
  3. 29 Kenya 0.7623 compare
  4. 31 Chile 0.7057 compare
  5. 32 Romania 0.6979 compare
  6. 33 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.6837 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's in Luxembourg?
Compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's in Luxembourg was 0.709 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Luxembourg?
The highest recorded value was 0.7157 in 1998.
What is the lowest compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Luxembourg?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6766 in 2008.
How does Luxembourg rank for compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's?
Luxembourg ranks 30th out of 79 countries with data for 2020.
Is compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's rising or falling in Luxembourg?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Luxembourg 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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