Share of employee compensation in public spending in Chile

Chile: Share of employee compensation in public spending was 19.92 in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
19.92
Change on year
up 2.6%
World rank
98th
of 155 countries
All-time high
23.23
in 1997
All-time low
15.8
in 2021
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Share of employee compensation in public spending in Chile, 1990–2023

05101520251990200620231990: 19.81991: 19.81992: 20.61993: 21.61994: 22.31995: 22.71996: 22.71997: 23.21998: 22.91999: 22.92000: 20.92001: 20.82002: 20.72003: 20.82004: 20.92005: 21.42006: 21.32007: 21.52008: 20.52009: 20.62010: 20.82011: 20.92012: 20.92013: 21.32014: 21.32015: 212016: 21.22017: 21.42018: 21.62019: 21.52020: 20.12021: 15.82022: 19.42023: 19.9

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2023, share of employee compensation in public spending in Chile stood at 19.92.

That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and down 6.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of employee compensation in public spending in Chile peaked at 23.23 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 15.8, in 2021.

Chile ranks 98th of 155 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.

Share of employee compensation in public spending in Chile, year by year

Annual values for Share of employee compensation in public spending in Chile, 1990 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1990 19.8
1991 19.85 +0.2%
1992 20.63 +3.9%
1993 21.57 +4.5%
1994 22.31 +3.5%
1995 22.69 +1.7%
1996 22.74 +0.2%
1997 23.23 +2.2%
1998 22.93 -1.3%
1999 22.86 -0.3%
2000 20.92 -8.5%
2001 20.77 -0.7%
2002 20.67 -0.5%
2003 20.83 +0.8%
2004 20.93 +0.5%
2005 21.37 +2.1%
2006 21.3 -0.3%
2007 21.49 +0.9%
2008 20.51 -4.5%
2009 20.55 +0.2%
2010 20.82 +1.3%
2011 20.88 +0.3%
2012 20.89 +0.0%
2013 21.25 +1.8%
2014 21.29 +0.1%
2015 21.01 -1.3%
2016 21.23 +1.0%
2017 21.4 +0.8%
2018 21.57 +0.8%
2019 21.5 -0.3%
2020 20.1 -6.5%
2021 15.8 -21.4%
2022 19.42 +22.9%
2023 19.92 +2.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 21.86 19.8 23.23 10
2000s 20.93 20.51 21.49 10
2010s 21.18 20.82 21.57 10
2020s 18.81 15.8 20.1 4

Countries ranked near Chile

  1. 95 Albania 20.53 compare
  2. 96 Luxembourg 20.51 compare
  3. 97 Bangladesh 20.32 compare
  4. 99 Armenia 19.33 compare
  5. 100 Latvia 19.16 compare
  6. 101 Hungary 19.05 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of employee compensation in public spending in Chile?
Share of employee compensation in public spending in Chile was 19.92 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of employee compensation in public spending recorded in Chile?
The highest recorded value was 23.23 in 1997.
What is the lowest share of employee compensation in public spending recorded in Chile?
The lowest recorded value was 15.8 in 2021.
How does Chile rank for share of employee compensation in public spending?
Chile ranks 98th out of 155 countries with data for 2023.
Is share of employee compensation in public spending rising or falling in Chile?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Chile data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of employee compensation in public spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of employee compensation in public spending
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
155 places, 4,295 data points, 1972–2024
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