Compensation of employees, Ratio of this level of government's in United States
United States: Compensation of employees, Ratio of this level of government's was 0.1978 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Compensation of employees, Ratio of this level of government's in United States, 1989–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
United States recorded 0.1978 for compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's in 2020.
The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and down 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's in United States peaked at 0.2704 in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.1553, in 2001.
That places United States 73rd out of 79 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Compensation of employees, Ratio of this level of government's in United States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 0.2704 | — |
| 1990 | 0.2615 | -3.3% |
| 1991 | 0.2577 | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 0.2493 | -3.2% |
| 1993 | 0.2391 | -4.1% |
| 1994 | 0.231 | -3.4% |
| 1995 | 0.2251 | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 0.2183 | -3.0% |
| 1997 | 0.2148 | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 0.2086 | -2.9% |
| 1999 | 0.2075 | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.207 | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.1553 | -25.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1652 | +6.3% |
| 2003 | 0.1806 | +9.4% |
| 2004 | 0.1835 | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 0.1887 | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 0.1872 | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.1865 | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.1895 | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.1984 | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 0.2087 | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 0.2119 | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.2096 | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.1983 | -5.4% |
| 2014 | 0.1952 | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.1914 | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.1926 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.1918 | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.1924 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.1929 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.1978 | +2.5% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 0.1978 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.4996, 40% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.2704 | 0.2704 | 0.2704 | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.2313 | 0.2075 | 0.2615 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1842 | 0.1553 | 0.207 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1985 | 0.1914 | 0.2119 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1978 | 0.1978 | 0.1978 | 1 |
Countries ranked near United States
More public sector data for United States
- Arms imports 1.21 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 3.56 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 52.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 1.21 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 2,933 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.034 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 8.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 997.31 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 86.58 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's in United States?
- Compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's in United States was 0.1978 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2704 in 1989.
- What is the lowest compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1553 in 2001.
- How does United States rank for compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's?
- United States ranks 73rd out of 79 countries with data for 2020.
- Is compensation of employees, ratio of this level of government's rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States 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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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.