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

Paraguay: Compensation of employees, Ratio of this level of government's was 0.8859 in 2020. ▬ Flat

Latest (2020)
0.8859
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
15th
of 79 countries
All-time high
0.8889
in 2019
All-time low
0.8542
in 2005
Years of data
16
2005–2020

Compensation of employees, Ratio of this level of government's in Paraguay, 2005–2020

00.20.40.60.82005201220202005: 0.8542006: 0.8662007: 0.8622008: 0.862009: 0.8632010: 0.8732011: 0.862012: 0.8672013: 0.8642014: 0.8782015: 0.8692016: 0.8642017: 0.8612018: 0.8682019: 0.8892020: 0.886

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

In 2020, compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's in Paraguay stood at 0.8859.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's in Paraguay peaked at 0.8889 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.8542, in 2005.

That places Paraguay 15th out of 79 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.

Compensation of employees, Ratio of this level of government's in Paraguay, 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 Paraguay, 2005 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2005 0.8542
2006 0.8664 +1.4%
2007 0.8617 -0.5%
2008 0.8597 -0.2%
2009 0.8632 +0.4%
2010 0.8727 +1.1%
2011 0.86 -1.5%
2012 0.8666 +0.8%
2013 0.8635 -0.3%
2014 0.8778 +1.7%
2015 0.8693 -1.0%
2016 0.8635 -0.7%
2017 0.8608 -0.3%
2018 0.8677 +0.8%
2019 0.8889 +2.4%
2020 0.8859 -0.3%

Paraguay compared with similar countries

  • Paraguay's 0.8859 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7869, 1.1× the median. (27 countries reporting)
  • Paraguay's 0.8859 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.6919, 1.3× the median. (10 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.8611 0.8542 0.8664 5
2010s 0.8691 0.86 0.8889 10
2020s 0.8859 0.8859 0.8859 1

Countries ranked near Paraguay

  1. 12 Ireland 0.9148 compare
  2. 13 Mauritius 0.9146 compare
  3. 14 Honduras 0.9091 compare
  4. 16 Guatemala 0.8772 compare
  5. 17 Cape Verde 0.8697 compare
  6. 18 Greece 0.8621 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's in Paraguay?
Compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's in Paraguay was 0.8859 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Paraguay?
The highest recorded value was 0.8889 in 2019.
What is the lowest compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Paraguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8542 in 2005.
How does Paraguay rank for compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's?
Paraguay ranks 15th out of 79 countries with data for 2020.
Is compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's rising or falling in Paraguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Paraguay 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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