Israel vs Thailand: Employee compensation as share of government spending
Israel
22.4%
in 2023
Thailand
22.6%
in 2023
Israel rank
86th
Thailand rank
85th
Employee compensation as share of government spending over time
- Israel
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 22.6% against 22.4% in Israel, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Thailand ahead.
Israel ranks 86th and Thailand ranks 85th of 155 countries.
Thailand has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Israel | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13.2% | 29.3% | 16.1% | Thailand |
| 1980s | 12.7% | 35.2% | 22.5% | Thailand |
| 1990s | 15.8% | 41.9% | 26.0% | Thailand |
| 2000s | 22.3% | 35.8% | 13.5% | Thailand |
| 2010s | 23.8% | 29.6% | 5.8% | Thailand |
| 2020s | 21.2% | 21.7% | 0.5% | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher employee compensation as share of government spending, Israel or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 22.6% against 22.4% in Israel as of 2023.
- What is the difference in employee compensation as share of government spending between Israel and Thailand?
- 0.2%, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Thailand?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2023.
- How do Israel and Thailand rank globally for employee compensation as share of government spending?
- Israel ranks 86th and Thailand ranks 85th 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.
Individual pages
About this data
Employee compensation includes wages, in-kind payments, and government contributions to social insurance schemes such as social security and pensions.