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

Serbia: Compensation of employees, Ratio of this level of government's was 0.3576 in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.3576
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
63rd
of 79 countries
All-time high
0.5463
in 2007
All-time low
0.2966
in 2013
Years of data
14
2007–2020

Compensation of employees, Ratio of this level of government's in Serbia, 2007–2020

00.20.40.62007201320202007: 0.5462008: 0.5262009: 0.522010: 0.532011: 0.5372012: 0.5442013: 0.2972014: 0.3132015: 0.3192016: 0.3552017: 0.3592018: 0.3512019: 0.362020: 0.358

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

In 2020, compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's in Serbia stood at 0.3576.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 32.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's in Serbia peaked at 0.5463 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.2966, in 2013.

Serbia ranks 63rd of 79 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.

Compensation of employees, Ratio of this level of government's in Serbia, 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 Serbia, 2007 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2007 0.5463
2008 0.5263 -3.7%
2009 0.5197 -1.2%
2010 0.5298 +2.0%
2011 0.5373 +1.4%
2012 0.544 +1.2%
2013 0.2966 -45.5%
2014 0.3135 +5.7%
2015 0.3192 +1.8%
2016 0.3555 +11.4%
2017 0.3586 +0.9%
2018 0.3506 -2.2%
2019 0.3599 +2.7%
2020 0.3576 -0.7%

Serbia compared with similar countries

  • Serbia's 0.3576 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7869, 45% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
  • Serbia's 0.3576 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.5406, 66% of the median. (45 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Compensation of employees, Ratio of this level of government's in Serbia 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
2013 -45.5% 0.544 0.2966

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.5307 0.5197 0.5463 3
2010s 0.3965 0.2966 0.544 10
2020s 0.3576 0.3576 0.3576 1

Countries ranked near Serbia

  1. 60 Austria 0.397 compare
  2. 61 Belarus 0.3716 compare
  3. 62 Netherlands 0.3618 compare
  4. 64 South Africa 0.3408 compare
  5. 65 Mexico 0.3264 compare
  6. 66 Brazil 0.3082 compare

See the full ranking of 79 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's in Serbia?
Compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's in Serbia was 0.3576 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Serbia?
The highest recorded value was 0.5463 in 2007.
What is the lowest compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Serbia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2966 in 2013.
How does Serbia rank for compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's?
Serbia ranks 63rd out of 79 countries with data for 2020.
Is compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's rising or falling in Serbia?
Over the last ten years it is down 32.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Serbia 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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