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

Peru: Compensation of employees, Ratio of this level of government's was 0.4713 in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.4713
Change on year
down 2.4%
World rank
52nd
of 79 countries
All-time high
0.6559
in 1998
All-time low
0.4713
in 2020
Years of data
26
1995–2020

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

00.20.40.61995200720201995: 0.5791996: 0.5821997: 0.5921998: 0.6561999: 0.5822000: 0.5752001: 0.5652002: 0.5392003: 0.5372004: 0.5042005: 0.4892006: 0.4892007: 0.4762008: 0.4852009: 0.4872010: 0.4942011: 0.4982012: 0.5152013: 0.522014: 0.5292015: 0.5252016: 0.5262017: 0.5112018: 0.4982019: 0.4832020: 0.471

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

Peru recorded 0.4713 for compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.

The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's in Peru peaked at 0.6559 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.4713, in 2020.

Peru ranks 52nd of 79 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Compensation of employees, Ratio of this level of government's in Peru, 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 Peru, 1995 to 2020.
Year Value Change
1995 0.5789
1996 0.5822 +0.6%
1997 0.5921 +1.7%
1998 0.6559 +10.8%
1999 0.5815 -11.3%
2000 0.5751 -1.1%
2001 0.5645 -1.8%
2002 0.5385 -4.6%
2003 0.5372 -0.2%
2004 0.5035 -6.3%
2005 0.4885 -3.0%
2006 0.4895 +0.2%
2007 0.476 -2.7%
2008 0.4849 +1.9%
2009 0.4867 +0.4%
2010 0.4937 +1.4%
2011 0.4985 +1.0%
2012 0.5146 +3.2%
2013 0.5205 +1.1%
2014 0.5287 +1.6%
2015 0.5251 -0.7%
2016 0.526 +0.2%
2017 0.5109 -2.9%
2018 0.4975 -2.6%
2019 0.4828 -3.0%
2020 0.4713 -2.4%

Peru compared with similar countries

  • Peru's 0.4713 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7869, 60% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
  • Peru's 0.4713 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.6919, 68% of the median. (10 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.5981 0.5789 0.6559 5
2000s 0.5145 0.476 0.5751 10
2010s 0.5098 0.4828 0.5287 10
2020s 0.4713 0.4713 0.4713 1

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 49 Croatia 0.5082 compare
  2. 50 Iceland 0.4911 compare
  3. 51 France 0.4715 compare
  4. 53 Czechia 0.4512 compare
  5. 54 Poland 0.449 compare
  6. 55 Indonesia 0.4381 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's in Peru?
Compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's in Peru was 0.4713 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 0.6559 in 1998.
What is the lowest compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4713 in 2020.
How does Peru rank for compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's?
Peru ranks 52nd out of 79 countries with data for 2020.
Is compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Peru 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
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Coverage
79 places, 1,583 data points, 1973–2020
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