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

Mexico: Compensation of employees, Ratio of this level of government's was 0.3264 in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.3264
Change on year
up 4.2%
World rank
65th
of 79 countries
All-time high
0.3763
in 2009
All-time low
0.3133
in 2019
Years of data
13
2008–2020

Compensation of employees, Ratio of this level of government's in Mexico, 2008–2020

00.10.20.30.42008201420202008: 0.3392009: 0.3762010: 0.3752011: 0.3532012: 0.3542013: 0.3442014: 0.3412015: 0.3462016: 0.3392017: 0.3352018: 0.3332019: 0.3132020: 0.326

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

In 2020, compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's in Mexico stood at 0.3264.

That represents a change of up 4.2% on the previous year and down 12.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's in Mexico peaked at 0.3763 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.3133, in 2019.

That places Mexico 65th out of 79 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.

Compensation of employees, Ratio of this level of government's in Mexico, 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 Mexico, 2008 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2008 0.339
2009 0.3763 +11.0%
2010 0.3748 -0.4%
2011 0.353 -5.8%
2012 0.354 +0.3%
2013 0.344 -2.8%
2014 0.3414 -0.8%
2015 0.3461 +1.4%
2016 0.3388 -2.1%
2017 0.3353 -1.0%
2018 0.3334 -0.6%
2019 0.3133 -6.0%
2020 0.3264 +4.2%

Mexico compared with similar countries

  • Mexico's 0.3264 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7869, 41% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
  • Mexico's 0.3264 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.6919, 47% of the median. (10 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.3576 0.339 0.3763 2
2010s 0.3434 0.3133 0.3748 10
2020s 0.3264 0.3264 0.3264 1

Countries ranked near Mexico

  1. 62 Netherlands 0.3618 compare
  2. 63 Serbia 0.3576 compare
  3. 64 South Africa 0.3408 compare
  4. 66 Brazil 0.3082 compare
  5. 67 Kazakhstan 0.2935 compare
  6. 68 Australia 0.2912 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's in Mexico?
Compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's in Mexico was 0.3264 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Mexico?
The highest recorded value was 0.3763 in 2009.
What is the lowest compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Mexico?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3133 in 2019.
How does Mexico rank for compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's?
Mexico ranks 65th out of 79 countries with data for 2020.
Is compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's rising or falling in Mexico?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Mexico 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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