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

Thailand: Compensation of employees, Ratio of this level of government's was 0.8608 in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.8608
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
19th
of 79 countries
All-time high
0.9412
in 2002
All-time low
0.8183
in 2011
Years of data
19
2002–2020

Compensation of employees, Ratio of this level of government's in Thailand, 2002–2020

00.20.40.60.812002201120202002: 0.9412003: 0.9392004: 0.9082005: 0.8632006: 0.8672007: 0.8722008: 0.8432009: 0.862010: 0.8882011: 0.8182012: 0.8592013: 0.8422014: 0.8412015: 0.8322016: 0.8332017: 0.8262018: 0.8222019: 0.8432020: 0.861

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

In 2020, compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's in Thailand stood at 0.8608.

That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's in Thailand peaked at 0.9412 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.8183, in 2011.

Thailand ranks 19th of 79 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.

Compensation of employees, Ratio of this level of government's in Thailand, 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 Thailand, 2002 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2002 0.9412
2003 0.9395 -0.2%
2004 0.9079 -3.4%
2005 0.8628 -5.0%
2006 0.8667 +0.5%
2007 0.8723 +0.6%
2008 0.8429 -3.4%
2009 0.8603 +2.1%
2010 0.8883 +3.3%
2011 0.8183 -7.9%
2012 0.8593 +5.0%
2013 0.8417 -2.0%
2014 0.8407 -0.1%
2015 0.832 -1.0%
2016 0.8329 +0.1%
2017 0.8263 -0.8%
2018 0.8225 -0.5%
2019 0.8428 +2.5%
2020 0.8608 +2.1%

Thailand compared with similar countries

  • Thailand's 0.8608 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7869, 1.1× the median. (27 countries reporting)
  • Thailand's 0.8608 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.6734, 1.3× the median. (10 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.8867 0.8429 0.9412 8
2010s 0.8405 0.8183 0.8883 10
2020s 0.8608 0.8608 0.8608 1

Countries ranked near Thailand

  1. 16 Guatemala 0.8772 compare
  2. 17 Cape Verde 0.8697 compare
  3. 18 Greece 0.8621 compare
  4. 20 Georgia 0.8586 compare
  5. 21 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.8555 compare
  6. 22 El Salvador 0.8286 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 Thailand?
Compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's in Thailand was 0.8608 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Thailand?
The highest recorded value was 0.9412 in 2002.
What is the lowest compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Thailand?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8183 in 2011.
How does Thailand rank for compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's?
Thailand ranks 19th out of 79 countries with data for 2020.
Is compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's rising or falling in Thailand?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Thailand 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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