Employee compensation as share of government spending in Belarus
Belarus: Employee compensation as share of government spending was 14.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Employee compensation as share of government spending in Belarus, 1992–2023
Source: International Monetary Fund (IMF) Government Finance Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
Belarus recorded 14.1% for employee compensation as share of government spending in 2023.
The figure is up 5.4% on the previous year and up 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employee compensation as share of government spending in Belarus peaked at 14.5% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 1992.
Belarus ranks 128th of 155 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Employee compensation as share of government spending in Belarus, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 2.4% | — |
| 1993 | 4.2% | +72.9% |
| 1994 | 3.4% | -18.6% |
| 1995 | 4.8% | +40.3% |
| 1996 | 9.9% | +109.0% |
| 1997 | 9.0% | -9.4% |
| 1998 | 10.2% | +13.5% |
| 1999 | 9.2% | -10.2% |
| 2000 | 10.6% | +16.0% |
| 2001 | 12.2% | +14.9% |
| 2002 | 13.7% | +12.5% |
| 2003 | 12.2% | -11.4% |
| 2004 | 13.3% | +9.2% |
| 2005 | 13.5% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 12.8% | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 11.3% | -11.8% |
| 2008 | 10.1% | -9.9% |
| 2009 | 10.6% | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 11.9% | +12.8% |
| 2011 | 11.7% | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 11.5% | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 12.1% | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 12.0% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 12.3% | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 11.7% | -4.7% |
| 2017 | 13.0% | +10.6% |
| 2018 | 14.5% | +11.4% |
| 2019 | 13.7% | -4.9% |
| 2020 | 13.2% | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 13.3% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 13.3% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 14.1% | +5.4% |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's 14.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 26.6%, 53% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Belarus's 14.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 16.4%, 86% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Employee compensation as share of government spending in Belarus 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +109.0% | 4.8% | 9.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.6% | 2.4% | 10.2% | 8 |
| 2000s | 12.0% | 10.1% | 13.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.4% | 11.5% | 14.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.5% | 13.2% | 14.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
- 125 Azerbaijan 14.2% compare
- 126 South Africa 14.2% compare
- 127 Nepal 14.1% compare
- 129 Argentina 12.9% compare
- 130 North Macedonia 12.4% compare
- 131 Poland 12.3% compare
More work & labour data for Belarus
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -1.15 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -1.12 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -1.18 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.98 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate -0.0716 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 7,566 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 1,004 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 2,235 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 2,116 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 4,351 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employee compensation as share of government spending in Belarus?
- Employee compensation as share of government spending in Belarus was 14.1% in 2023, 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 Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 14.5% in 2018.
- What is the lowest employee compensation as share of government spending recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 1992.
- How does Belarus rank for employee compensation as share of government spending?
- Belarus ranks 128th out of 155 countries with data for 2023.
- Is employee compensation as share of government spending rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belarus 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.