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

Slovakia: Compensation of employees, Ratio of this level of government's was 0.5968 in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.5968
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
39th
of 79 countries
All-time high
0.8985
in 1996
All-time low
0.5719
in 2003
Years of data
26
1995–2020

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

00.20.40.60.81995200720201995: 0.8781996: 0.8991997: 0.8681998: 0.8741999: 0.882000: 0.8872001: 0.8752002: 0.8742003: 0.5722004: 0.612005: 0.5882006: 0.6082007: 0.6012008: 0.6092009: 0.6132010: 0.6052011: 0.622012: 0.6182013: 0.6212014: 0.622015: 0.6162016: 0.6132017: 0.5962018: 0.5962019: 0.5932020: 0.597

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

The most recent figure for compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's in Slovakia is 0.5968, measured in 2020.

The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's in Slovakia peaked at 0.8985 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.5719, in 2003.

That places Slovakia 39th 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 Slovakia, 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 Slovakia, 1995 to 2020.
Year Value Change
1995 0.8785
1996 0.8985 +2.3%
1997 0.8676 -3.4%
1998 0.8745 +0.8%
1999 0.8802 +0.7%
2000 0.8875 +0.8%
2001 0.8746 -1.5%
2002 0.8738 -0.1%
2003 0.5719 -34.5%
2004 0.6101 +6.7%
2005 0.5875 -3.7%
2006 0.6076 +3.4%
2007 0.6008 -1.1%
2008 0.6094 +1.4%
2009 0.6125 +0.5%
2010 0.6048 -1.3%
2011 0.6203 +2.6%
2012 0.6179 -0.4%
2013 0.6209 +0.5%
2014 0.6197 -0.2%
2015 0.6158 -0.6%
2016 0.613 -0.5%
2017 0.5959 -2.8%
2018 0.5956 -0.0%
2019 0.5931 -0.4%
2020 0.5968 +0.6%

Slovakia compared with similar countries

  • Slovakia's 0.5968 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.4996, 1.2× the median. (42 countries reporting)
  • Slovakia's 0.5968 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.5406, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Compensation of employees, Ratio of this level of government's in Slovakia 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
2003 -34.5% 0.8738 0.5719

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.8798 0.8676 0.8985 5
2000s 0.6836 0.5719 0.8875 10
2010s 0.6097 0.5931 0.6209 10
2020s 0.5968 0.5968 0.5968 1

Countries ranked near Slovakia

  1. 36 Uganda 0.6438 compare
  2. 37 Bulgaria 0.6419 compare
  3. 38 North Macedonia 0.6032 compare
  4. 40 Italy 0.5954 compare
  5. 41 Rwanda 0.5928 compare
  6. 42 Uzbekistan 0.5539 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's in Slovakia?
Compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's in Slovakia was 0.5968 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Slovakia?
The highest recorded value was 0.8985 in 1996.
What is the lowest compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Slovakia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5719 in 2003.
How does Slovakia rank for compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's?
Slovakia ranks 39th out of 79 countries with data for 2020.
Is compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's rising or falling in Slovakia?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Slovakia 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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