Compensation of employees, Ratio of this level of government's in North Macedonia

North Macedonia: Compensation of employees, Ratio of this level of government's was 0.6032 in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.6032
Change on year
down 2.3%
World rank
38th
of 79 countries
All-time high
0.93
in 2006
All-time low
0.6032
in 2020
Years of data
10
2006–2020

Compensation of employees, Ratio of this level of government's in North Macedonia, 2006–2020

00.20.40.60.812006201320202006: 0.932007: 0.8062013: 0.6072014: 0.612015: 0.6152016: 0.6232017: 0.6242018: 0.6212019: 0.6172020: 0.603

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

North Macedonia recorded 0.6032 for compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 25.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's in North Macedonia peaked at 0.93 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.6032, in 2020.

That places North Macedonia 38th out of 79 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.

Compensation of employees, Ratio of this level of government's in North Macedonia, 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 North Macedonia, 2006 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2006 0.93
2007 0.8061 -13.3%
2013 0.6072 -24.7%
2014 0.6101 +0.5%
2015 0.6148 +0.8%
2016 0.6231 +1.4%
2017 0.6241 +0.1%
2018 0.621 -0.5%
2019 0.6172 -0.6%
2020 0.6032 -2.3%

North Macedonia compared with similar countries

  • North Macedonia's 0.6032 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7869, 77% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
  • North Macedonia's 0.6032 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.5406, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.8681 0.8061 0.93 2
2010s 0.6168 0.6072 0.6241 7
2020s 0.6032 0.6032 0.6032 1

Countries ranked near North Macedonia

  1. 35 Slovenia 0.6459 compare
  2. 36 Uganda 0.6438 compare
  3. 37 Bulgaria 0.6419 compare
  4. 39 Slovakia 0.5968 compare
  5. 40 Italy 0.5954 compare
  6. 41 Rwanda 0.5928 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's in North Macedonia?
Compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's in North Macedonia was 0.6032 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's recorded in North Macedonia?
The highest recorded value was 0.93 in 2006.
What is the lowest compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's recorded in North Macedonia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6032 in 2020.
How does North Macedonia rank for compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's?
North Macedonia ranks 38th out of 79 countries with data for 2020.
Is compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's rising or falling in North Macedonia?
Over the last ten years it is down 25.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this North Macedonia 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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