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
Compensation of employees, Ratio of this level of government's in Spain, 1995–2020
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 72 United Arab Emirates 0.2083 compare
- 73 United States of America 0.1978 compare
- 74 Japan 0.1968 compare
- 76 Belgium 0.1731 compare
- 77 Canada 0.1618 compare
- 78 Switzerland 0.1555 compare
More public sector data for Spain
- Arms imports 148.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 3.03 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -16.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 148.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 503.91 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0143 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 3.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 24.62 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 356.22 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
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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About this data
The Fiscal Decentralization dataset includes fiscal decentralization indicators for a sample of IMF member countries. The following indicators are included in the dataset: Revenue and Expenditure Decentralization Shares; Transfer dependency and Vertical Fiscal Imbalances; Deficit and Debt; Allocation of expenditure (economic classification); Allocation of expenditure (functional classification); Allocation of non-Tax Revenues; and Allocation of Taxes.