Latvia - Compensation of employees (% of expense)

Compensation of employees (% of expense) in Latvia was 18.86 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 25 years was 22.76 in 1995, while its lowest value was 14.07 in 2010.

Definition: Compensation of employees consists of all payments in cash, as well as in kind (such as food and housing), to employees in return for services rendered, and government contributions to social insurance schemes such as social security and pensions that provide benefits to employees.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files.

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Year Value
1994 18.29
1995 22.76
1996 22.50
1997 17.93
1998 16.63
1999 17.54
2000 18.85
2001 19.99
2002 19.71
2003 21.51
2004 18.59
2005 18.52
2006 17.81
2007 21.39
2008 20.48
2009 16.82
2010 14.07
2011 15.35
2012 15.55
2013 16.07
2014 16.41
2015 17.03
2016 17.97
2017 18.21
2018 18.56
2019 18.86

Limitations and Exceptions: For most countries central government finance data have been consolidated into one account, but for others only budgetary central government accounts are available. Countries reporting budgetary data are noted in the country metadata. Because budgetary accounts may not include all central government units (such as social security funds), they usually provide an incomplete picture. In federal states the central government accounts provide an incomplete view of total public finance. Data on government revenue and expense are collected by the IMF through questionnaires to member countries and by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Despite IMF efforts to standardize data collection, statistics are often incomplete, untimely, and not comparable across countries.

Statistical Concept and Methodology: The IMF's Government Finance Statistics Manual 2014, harmonized with the 2008 SNA, recommends an accrual accounting method, focusing on all economic events affecting assets, liabilities, revenues, and expenses, not just those represented by cash transactions. It accounts for all changes in stocks, so stock data at the end of an accounting period equal stock data at the beginning of the period plus flows over the period. The 1986 manual considered only debt stocks. Government finance statistics are reported in local currency. Many countries report government finance data by fiscal year; see country metadata for information on fiscal year end by country.

Aggregation method: Median

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Public Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Government finance