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

Poland: Compensation of employees, Ratio of this level of government's was 0.449 in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.449
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
54th
of 79 countries
All-time high
0.6445
in 1998
All-time low
0.4323
in 1999
Years of data
26
1995–2020

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

00.20.40.61995200720201995: 0.6221996: 0.6281997: 0.6331998: 0.6441999: 0.4322000: 0.4352001: 0.4342002: 0.4452003: 0.4762004: 0.4592005: 0.4652006: 0.4652007: 0.4592008: 0.4572009: 0.4542010: 0.4432011: 0.4412012: 0.4382013: 0.4432014: 0.4512015: 0.4512016: 0.4562017: 0.4552018: 0.4442019: 0.4472020: 0.449

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

In 2020, compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's in Poland stood at 0.449.

That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's in Poland peaked at 0.6445 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.4323, in 1999.

That places Poland 54th 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 26 years of available data.

Compensation of employees, Ratio of this level of government's in Poland, 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 Poland, 1995 to 2020.
Year Value Change
1995 0.622
1996 0.6278 +0.9%
1997 0.633 +0.8%
1998 0.6445 +1.8%
1999 0.4323 -32.9%
2000 0.4346 +0.5%
2001 0.4343 -0.1%
2002 0.4448 +2.4%
2003 0.4764 +7.1%
2004 0.4594 -3.6%
2005 0.465 +1.2%
2006 0.465 +0.0%
2007 0.459 -1.3%
2008 0.4569 -0.4%
2009 0.4542 -0.6%
2010 0.4432 -2.4%
2011 0.4412 -0.5%
2012 0.4382 -0.7%
2013 0.4433 +1.2%
2014 0.451 +1.7%
2015 0.4506 -0.1%
2016 0.4562 +1.2%
2017 0.4547 -0.3%
2018 0.4443 -2.3%
2019 0.4474 +0.7%
2020 0.449 +0.3%

Poland compared with similar countries

  • Poland's 0.449 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.4996, 90% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
  • Poland's 0.449 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.5406, 83% of the median. (45 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Compensation of employees, Ratio of this level of government's in Poland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1999 -32.9% 0.6445 0.4323

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.5919 0.4323 0.6445 5
2000s 0.455 0.4343 0.4764 10
2010s 0.447 0.4382 0.4562 10
2020s 0.449 0.449 0.449 1

Countries ranked near Poland

  1. 51 France 0.4715 compare
  2. 52 Peru 0.4713 compare
  3. 53 Czechia 0.4512 compare
  4. 55 Indonesia 0.4381 compare
  5. 56 Korea 0.4229 compare
  6. 57 Norway 0.4138 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's in Poland?
Compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's in Poland was 0.449 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Poland?
The highest recorded value was 0.6445 in 1998.
What is the lowest compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Poland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4323 in 1999.
How does Poland rank for compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's?
Poland ranks 54th out of 79 countries with data for 2020.
Is compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's rising or falling in Poland?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Poland 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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