El Salvador vs Mali: Employee compensation as share of government spending
El Salvador
40.9%
in 2023
Mali
43.3%
in 2020
El Salvador rank
23rd
Mali rank
20th
Employee compensation as share of government spending over time
- El Salvador
- Mali
How they compare
Mali currently reports 43.3% against 40.9% in El Salvador, a difference of 2.4%.
That makes Mali's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2000 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 23rd and Mali ranks 20th of 155 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Mali in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Mali | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43.4% | 32.5% | 11.0% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 41.2% | 37.8% | 3.4% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 34.6% | 43.3% | 8.7% | Mali |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher employee compensation as share of government spending, El Salvador or Mali?
- Mali, at 43.3% against 40.9% in El Salvador as of 2020.
- What is the difference in employee compensation as share of government spending between El Salvador and Mali?
- 2.4%, with Mali ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Mali?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2020.
- How do El Salvador and Mali rank globally for employee compensation as share of government spending?
- El Salvador ranks 23rd and Mali ranks 20th 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.