Luxembourg vs Türkiye: Employee compensation as share of government spending
Luxembourg
20.5%
in 2023
Türkiye
20.9%
in 2023
Luxembourg rank
96th
Türkiye rank
94th
Employee compensation as share of government spending over time
- Luxembourg
- Türkiye
How they compare
Türkiye currently reports 20.9% against 20.5% in Luxembourg, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Türkiye ahead.
Luxembourg ranks 96th and Türkiye ranks 94th of 155 countries.
Türkiye has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Luxembourg | Türkiye | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 20.3% | 46.9% | 26.6% | Türkiye |
| 1980s | 19.5% | 32.2% | 12.7% | Türkiye |
| 1990s | 21.4% | 37.0% | 15.6% | Türkiye |
| 2000s | 20.1% | 20.7% | 0.6% | Türkiye |
| 2010s | 20.1% | 23.5% | 3.4% | Türkiye |
| 2020s | 20.5% | 21.6% | 1.1% | Türkiye |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher employee compensation as share of government spending, Luxembourg or Türkiye?
- Türkiye, at 20.9% against 20.5% in Luxembourg as of 2023.
- What is the difference in employee compensation as share of government spending between Luxembourg and Türkiye?
- 0.4%, with Türkiye ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Türkiye?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2023.
- How do Luxembourg and Türkiye rank globally for employee compensation as share of government spending?
- Luxembourg ranks 96th and Türkiye ranks 94th 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.