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

Uganda: Compensation of employees, Ratio of this level of government's was 0.6438 in 2020. ▬ Flat

Latest (2020)
0.6438
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
36th
of 79 countries
All-time high
0.6525
in 2018
All-time low
0.6099
in 2015
Years of data
6
2015–2020

Compensation of employees, Ratio of this level of government's in Uganda, 2015–2020

00.20.40.62015201720202015: 0.612016: 0.6272017: 0.6472018: 0.6532019: 0.6342020: 0.644

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

In 2020, compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's in Uganda stood at 0.6438.

The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.

Uganda ranks 36th of 79 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Compensation of employees, Ratio of this level of government's in Uganda, 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 Uganda, 2015 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2015 0.6099
2016 0.6268 +2.8%
2017 0.647 +3.2%
2018 0.6525 +0.8%
2019 0.6338 -2.9%
2020 0.6438 +1.6%

Uganda compared with similar countries

  • Uganda's 0.6438 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.7623, 84% of the median. (7 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 0.634 0.6099 0.6525 5
2020s 0.6438 0.6438 0.6438 1

Countries ranked near Uganda

  1. 33 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.6837 compare
  2. 34 Costa Rica 0.6781 compare
  3. 35 Slovenia 0.6459 compare
  4. 37 Bulgaria 0.6419 compare
  5. 38 North Macedonia 0.6032 compare
  6. 39 Slovakia 0.5968 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's in Uganda?
Compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's in Uganda was 0.6438 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Uganda?
The highest recorded value was 0.6525 in 2018.
What is the lowest compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Uganda?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6099 in 2015.
How does Uganda rank for compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's?
Uganda ranks 36th out of 79 countries with data for 2020.
Is compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's rising or falling in Uganda?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Uganda 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
Licence
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Coverage
79 places, 1,583 data points, 1973–2020
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