North America - Compensation of employees

Compensation of employees (% of expense)

Compensation of employees (% of expense) in North America was 6.73 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 48 years was 18.56 in 1972, while its lowest value was 6.73 in 2020.

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
1972 18.56
1973 17.52
1974 16.70
1975 14.91
1976 13.95
1977 13.54
1978 13.28
1979 12.68
1980 11.54
1981 11.27
1982 11.17
1983 10.75
1984 10.88
1985 10.47
1986 10.37
1987 10.70
1988 10.67
1989 10.42
1990 10.28
1991 10.14
1992 10.03
1993 9.69
1994 9.53
1995 9.22
1996 8.97
1997 8.92
1998 8.84
1999 8.94
2000 9.51
2001 9.77
2002 10.55
2003 10.85
2004 10.92
2005 10.75
2006 10.92
2007 10.85
2008 10.70
2009 10.86
2010 10.61
2011 10.98
2012 10.88
2013 11.02
2014 10.72
2015 10.22
2016 10.03
2017 10.23
2018 10.17
2019 9.90
2020 6.73

Classification

Topic: Public Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Government finance