Compensation of employees, Ratio of this level of government's in United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates: Compensation of employees, Ratio of this level of government's was 0.2083 in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.2083
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
72nd
of 79 countries
All-time high
0.4641
in 2012
All-time low
0.2083
in 2020
Years of data
10
2011–2020

Compensation of employees, Ratio of this level of government's in United Arab Emirates, 2011–2020

00.10.20.30.40.52011201520202011: 0.4472012: 0.4642013: 0.4382014: 0.4152015: 0.3272016: 0.3122017: 0.2812018: 0.2622019: 0.2082020: 0.208

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

In 2020, compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's in United Arab Emirates stood at 0.2083. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 53.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's in United Arab Emirates peaked at 0.4641 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.2083, in 2020.

United Arab Emirates ranks 72nd of 79 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Compensation of employees, Ratio of this level of government's in United Arab Emirates, 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 United Arab Emirates, 2011 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2011 0.4466
2012 0.4641 +3.9%
2013 0.4383 -5.5%
2014 0.4147 -5.4%
2015 0.3273 -21.1%
2016 0.3118 -4.7%
2017 0.2813 -9.8%
2018 0.2617 -7.0%
2019 0.2085 -20.3%
2020 0.2083 -0.1%

United Arab Emirates compared with similar countries

  • United Arab Emirates's 0.2083 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.4996, 42% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
  • United Arab Emirates's 0.2083 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.9605, 22% of the median. (5 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 0.3505 0.2085 0.4641 9
2020s 0.2083 0.2083 0.2083 1

Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates

  1. 69 Denmark 0.2682 compare
  2. 70 Sweden 0.2397 compare
  3. 71 Finland 0.2269 compare
  4. 73 United States 0.1978 compare
  5. 74 Japan 0.1968 compare
  6. 75 Spain 0.1818 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's in United Arab Emirates?
Compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's in United Arab Emirates was 0.2083 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's recorded in United Arab Emirates?
The highest recorded value was 0.4641 in 2012.
What is the lowest compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's recorded in United Arab Emirates?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2083 in 2020.
How does United Arab Emirates rank for compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's?
United Arab Emirates ranks 72nd out of 79 countries with data for 2020.
Is compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
Over the last ten years it is down 53.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this United Arab Emirates 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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