Employee compensation as share of government spending in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Employee compensation as share of government spending was 14.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Employee compensation as share of government spending in Azerbaijan, 1994–2022
Source: International Monetary Fund (IMF) Government Finance Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
Azerbaijan recorded 14.2% for employee compensation as share of government spending in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employee compensation as share of government spending in Azerbaijan peaked at 19.0% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 9.9%, in 1995.
That places Azerbaijan 125th out of 155 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Employee compensation as share of government spending in Azerbaijan, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 14.9% | — |
| 1995 | 9.9% | -33.4% |
| 1996 | 11.5% | +16.2% |
| 1997 | 12.4% | +7.1% |
| 1998 | 11.9% | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 18.3% | +54.0% |
| 2009 | 19.0% | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 17.9% | -5.5% |
| 2011 | 18.3% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 14.0% | -23.5% |
| 2013 | 14.2% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 14.9% | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 14.4% | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 13.5% | -6.4% |
| 2017 | 12.2% | -9.7% |
| 2018 | 16.3% | +34.0% |
| 2019 | 15.8% | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 14.7% | -7.1% |
| 2021 | 14.3% | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 14.2% | -0.2% |
Azerbaijan compared with similar countries
- Azerbaijan's 14.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 26.6%, 53% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Azerbaijan's 14.2% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 16.4%, 87% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Employee compensation as share of government spending in Azerbaijan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +54.0% | 11.9% | 18.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.1% | 9.9% | 14.9% | 5 |
| 2000s | 18.6% | 18.3% | 19.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 15.2% | 12.2% | 18.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.4% | 14.2% | 14.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Azerbaijan
More work & labour data for Azerbaijan
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.3373 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.3359 % change on previous year (2100)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.6087 % change on previous year (2050)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 3,207 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 4,946 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 5,076 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 10,021 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employee compensation as share of government spending in Azerbaijan?
- Employee compensation as share of government spending in Azerbaijan was 14.2% in 2022, according to International Monetary Fund (IMF) Government Finance Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest employee compensation as share of government spending recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 19.0% in 2009.
- What is the lowest employee compensation as share of government spending recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.9% in 1995.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for employee compensation as share of government spending?
- Azerbaijan ranks 125th out of 155 countries with data for 2022.
- Is employee compensation as share of government spending rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Azerbaijan data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund (IMF) Government Finance Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Employee compensation as share of government spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Employee compensation includes wages, in-kind payments, and government contributions to social insurance schemes such as social security and pensions.