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

Netherlands: Compensation of employees, Ratio of this level of government's was 0.3618 in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
0.3618
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
62nd
of 79 countries
All-time high
0.3618
in 2020
All-time low
0.2902
in 2011
Years of data
26
1995–2020

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

00.10.20.30.41995200720201995: 0.3071996: 0.3041997: 0.3041998: 0.3071999: 0.3032000: 0.2972001: 0.2992002: 0.2992003: 0.2942004: 0.2922005: 0.2922006: 0.2972007: 0.2982008: 0.2942009: 0.2942010: 0.292011: 0.292012: 0.2922013: 0.3442014: 0.3432015: 0.3452016: 0.3482017: 0.3482018: 0.3552019: 0.3582020: 0.362

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

The most recent figure for compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's in Netherlands is 0.3618, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 24.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's in Netherlands peaked at 0.3618 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.2902, in 2011.

Netherlands ranks 62nd of 79 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Compensation of employees, Ratio of this level of government's in Netherlands, 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 Netherlands, 1995 to 2020.
Year Value Change
1995 0.307
1996 0.3039 -1.0%
1997 0.3044 +0.2%
1998 0.3068 +0.8%
1999 0.3027 -1.3%
2000 0.2973 -1.8%
2001 0.299 +0.6%
2002 0.2989 -0.0%
2003 0.2936 -1.8%
2004 0.2922 -0.5%
2005 0.2918 -0.1%
2006 0.2975 +2.0%
2007 0.2976 +0.0%
2008 0.2936 -1.3%
2009 0.2936 -0.0%
2010 0.2904 -1.1%
2011 0.2902 -0.0%
2012 0.2919 +0.6%
2013 0.3436 +17.7%
2014 0.3428 -0.2%
2015 0.3447 +0.6%
2016 0.3479 +0.9%
2017 0.3481 +0.1%
2018 0.3551 +2.0%
2019 0.3584 +0.9%
2020 0.3618 +1.0%

Netherlands compared with similar countries

  • Netherlands's 0.3618 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.4996, 72% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
  • Netherlands's 0.3618 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.5406, 67% of the median. (45 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.305 0.3027 0.307 5
2000s 0.2955 0.2918 0.299 10
2010s 0.3313 0.2902 0.3584 10
2020s 0.3618 0.3618 0.3618 1

Countries ranked near Netherlands

  1. 59 Russian Federation 0.3984 compare
  2. 60 Austria 0.397 compare
  3. 61 Belarus 0.3716 compare
  4. 63 Serbia 0.3576 compare
  5. 64 South Africa 0.3408 compare
  6. 65 Mexico 0.3264 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's in Netherlands?
Compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's in Netherlands was 0.3618 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Netherlands?
The highest recorded value was 0.3618 in 2020.
What is the lowest compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Netherlands?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2902 in 2011.
How does Netherlands rank for compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's?
Netherlands ranks 62nd out of 79 countries with data for 2020.
Is compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's rising or falling in Netherlands?
Over the last ten years it is up 24.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Netherlands 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
Licence
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Coverage
79 places, 1,583 data points, 1973–2020
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