Compensation of employees, Ratio of this level of government's in Palau
Palau: Compensation of employees, Ratio of this level of government's was 0.803 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Compensation of employees, Ratio of this level of government's in Palau, 2008–2019
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2019, compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's in Palau stood at 0.803.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and down 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's in Palau peaked at 0.9176 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.7759, in 2013.
That places Palau 24th out of 79 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Compensation of employees, Ratio of this level of government's in Palau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 0.9176 | — |
| 2009 | 0.8583 | -6.5% |
| 2010 | 0.8552 | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.8397 | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.8128 | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 0.7759 | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 0.8238 | +6.2% |
| 2015 | 0.807 | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 0.8051 | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.8057 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.7924 | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.803 | +1.3% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 0.803 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.4996, 1.6× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Palau's 0.803 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.6734, 1.2× the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.888 | 0.8583 | 0.9176 | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.8121 | 0.7759 | 0.8552 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Palau
More public sector data for Palau
- Tax revenue 18.1% (2020)
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains 8.8% (2020)
- Taxes on goods and services 14.2% (2020)
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets 6.4% (2020)
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) -9.5% (2020)
- Interest payments 0.6% (2020)
- Grants and other revenue 63.3% (2020)
- Interest payments 0.5% (2020)
- Other taxes 1.4% (2020)
- Compensation of employees 31.0% (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's in Palau?
- Compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's in Palau was 0.803 in 2019, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9176 in 2008.
- What is the lowest compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7759 in 2013.
- How does Palau rank for compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's?
- Palau ranks 24th out of 79 countries with data for 2019.
- Is compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Palau 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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About this data
The Fiscal Decentralization dataset includes fiscal decentralization indicators for a sample of IMF member countries. The following indicators are included in the dataset: Revenue and Expenditure Decentralization Shares; Transfer dependency and Vertical Fiscal Imbalances; Deficit and Debt; Allocation of expenditure (economic classification); Allocation of expenditure (functional classification); Allocation of non-Tax Revenues; and Allocation of Taxes.