Azerbaijan vs Belarus: Employee compensation as share of government spending
Azerbaijan
14.2%
in 2022
Belarus
14.1%
in 2023
Azerbaijan rank
125th
Belarus rank
128th
Employee compensation as share of government spending over time
- Azerbaijan
- Belarus
How they compare
Azerbaijan currently reports 14.2% against 14.1% in Belarus, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Azerbaijan ahead.
Azerbaijan ranks 125th and Belarus ranks 128th of 155 countries.
Azerbaijan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Azerbaijan | Belarus | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.1% | 7.5% | 4.7% | Azerbaijan |
| 2000s | 18.6% | 10.4% | 8.3% | Azerbaijan |
| 2010s | 15.2% | 12.4% | 2.7% | Azerbaijan |
| 2020s | 14.4% | 13.3% | 1.1% | Azerbaijan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher employee compensation as share of government spending, Azerbaijan or Belarus?
- Azerbaijan, at 14.2% against 14.1% in Belarus as of 2022.
- What is the difference in employee compensation as share of government spending between Azerbaijan and Belarus?
- 0.1%, with Azerbaijan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Belarus?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2022.
- How do Azerbaijan and Belarus rank globally for employee compensation as share of government spending?
- Azerbaijan ranks 125th and Belarus ranks 128th of 155 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) Government Finance Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Employee compensation as share of government spending. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Employee compensation includes wages, in-kind payments, and government contributions to social insurance schemes such as social security and pensions.