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

Spain: Compensation of employees, Ratio of this level of government's was 0.1818 in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.1818
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
75th
of 79 countries
All-time high
0.3468
in 1995
All-time low
0.1818
in 2020
Years of data
26
1995–2020

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

00.10.20.31995200720201995: 0.3471996: 0.3241997: 0.3161998: 0.311999: 0.2782000: 0.2322001: 0.2212002: 0.2182003: 0.2112004: 0.2072005: 0.2042006: 0.2032007: 0.1982008: 0.1922009: 0.192010: 0.1912011: 0.1912012: 0.1952013: 0.2022014: 0.1992015: 0.1962016: 0.1922017: 0.1882018: 0.1862019: 0.1842020: 0.182

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

The most recent figure for compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's in Spain is 0.1818, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.

The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's in Spain peaked at 0.3468 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.1818, in 2020.

Spain ranks 75th of 79 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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 Spain, 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 Spain, 1995 to 2020.
Year Value Change
1995 0.3468
1996 0.324 -6.6%
1997 0.3163 -2.4%
1998 0.3099 -2.0%
1999 0.278 -10.3%
2000 0.2316 -16.7%
2001 0.2215 -4.4%
2002 0.2181 -1.5%
2003 0.2107 -3.4%
2004 0.2072 -1.7%
2005 0.2042 -1.4%
2006 0.2032 -0.5%
2007 0.1981 -2.5%
2008 0.1923 -2.9%
2009 0.1902 -1.1%
2010 0.191 +0.4%
2011 0.1911 +0.1%
2012 0.1954 +2.2%
2013 0.2023 +3.6%
2014 0.1994 -1.4%
2015 0.1961 -1.7%
2016 0.1922 -2.0%
2017 0.1876 -2.4%
2018 0.1865 -0.6%
2019 0.1842 -1.2%
2020 0.1818 -1.3%

Spain compared with similar countries

  • Spain's 0.1818 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.4996, 36% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
  • Spain's 0.1818 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.5406, 34% of the median. (45 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.315 0.278 0.3468 5
2000s 0.2077 0.1902 0.2316 10
2010s 0.1926 0.1842 0.2023 10
2020s 0.1818 0.1818 0.1818 1

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 72 United Arab Emirates 0.2083 compare
  2. 73 United States of America 0.1978 compare
  3. 74 Japan 0.1968 compare
  4. 76 Belgium 0.1731 compare
  5. 77 Canada 0.1618 compare
  6. 78 Switzerland 0.1555 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 Spain?
Compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's in Spain was 0.1818 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Spain?
The highest recorded value was 0.3468 in 1995.
What is the lowest compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1818 in 2020.
How does Spain rank for compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's?
Spain ranks 75th out of 79 countries with data for 2020.
Is compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Spain 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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