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

Malta: Compensation of employees, Ratio of this level of government's was 0.9913 in 2020. ▬ Flat

Latest (2020)
0.9913
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
1st
of 79 countries
All-time high
0.996
in 1995
All-time low
0.9907
in 2018
Years of data
26
1995–2020

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

00.20.40.60.811995200720201995: 0.9961996: 0.9961997: 0.9951998: 0.9951999: 0.9952000: 0.9942001: 0.9942002: 0.9942003: 0.9952004: 0.9942005: 0.9942006: 0.9942007: 0.9942008: 0.9952009: 0.9952010: 0.9932011: 0.9932012: 0.9932013: 0.9932014: 0.9932015: 0.9932016: 0.9932017: 0.9932018: 0.9912019: 0.9912020: 0.991

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

The most recent figure for compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's in Malta is 0.9913, measured in 2020.

That represents a change of down 0.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's in Malta peaked at 0.996 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.9907, in 2018.

That places Malta 1st out of 79 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.

Compensation of employees, Ratio of this level of government's in Malta, 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 Malta, 1995 to 2020.
Year Value Change
1995 0.996
1996 0.9956 -0.0%
1997 0.9952 -0.0%
1998 0.9947 -0.0%
1999 0.9949 +0.0%
2000 0.9944 -0.0%
2001 0.9945 +0.0%
2002 0.9944 -0.0%
2003 0.9949 +0.1%
2004 0.9941 -0.1%
2005 0.9941 -0.0%
2006 0.9942 +0.0%
2007 0.9942 +0.0%
2008 0.9949 +0.1%
2009 0.9945 -0.0%
2010 0.9931 -0.1%
2011 0.9927 -0.0%
2012 0.9927 -0.0%
2013 0.9928 +0.0%
2014 0.9929 +0.0%
2015 0.9932 +0.0%
2016 0.9933 +0.0%
2017 0.9935 +0.0%
2018 0.9907 -0.3%
2019 0.9909 +0.0%
2020 0.9913 +0.0%

Malta compared with similar countries

  • Malta's 0.9913 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.4996, 2.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
  • Malta's 0.9913 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.9605, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.9953 0.9947 0.996 5
2000s 0.9944 0.9941 0.9949 10
2010s 0.9926 0.9907 0.9935 10
2020s 0.9913 0.9913 0.9913 1

Countries ranked near Malta

  1. 2 Afghanistan 0.9908 compare
  2. 3 Iran, Islamic Republic of 0.9605 compare
  3. 4 Marshall Islands 0.9586 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's in Malta?
Compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's in Malta was 0.9913 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Malta?
The highest recorded value was 0.996 in 1995.
What is the lowest compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Malta?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9907 in 2018.
How does Malta rank for compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's?
Malta ranks 1st out of 79 countries with data for 2020.
Is compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's rising or falling in Malta?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Malta 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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