Employee compensation as share of government spending in Indonesia
Indonesia: Employee compensation as share of government spending was 14.8% in 2009. ▼ Falling
Employee compensation as share of government spending in Indonesia, 1972–2009
Source: International Monetary Fund (IMF) Government Finance Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
In 2009, employee compensation as share of government spending in Indonesia stood at 14.8%.
The figure is up 20.0% on the previous year and up 39.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employee compensation as share of government spending in Indonesia peaked at 31.9% in 1972 and was at its lowest, 7.4%, in 2002.
That places Indonesia 119th out of 155 countries with data for 2009, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Employee compensation as share of government spending in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 31.9% | — |
| 1973 | 25.1% | -21.3% |
| 1974 | 22.7% | -9.9% |
| 1975 | 24.7% | +9.2% |
| 1976 | 23.3% | -5.9% |
| 1977 | 30.2% | +29.7% |
| 1978 | 29.0% | -3.9% |
| 1979 | 26.6% | -8.3% |
| 1980 | 25.6% | -3.6% |
| 1981 | 24.0% | -6.4% |
| 1982 | 23.2% | -3.4% |
| 1983 | 21.8% | -5.9% |
| 1984 | 21.6% | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 21.6% | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 24.1% | +11.5% |
| 1987 | 26.1% | +8.3% |
| 1988 | 26.0% | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 27.1% | +4.1% |
| 1990 | 24.2% | -10.4% |
| 1991 | 26.6% | +9.5% |
| 1992 | 26.6% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 27.8% | +4.3% |
| 1994 | 22.9% | -17.5% |
| 1995 | 20.1% | -12.5% |
| 1996 | 23.1% | +15.0% |
| 1997 | 13.7% | -40.7% |
| 1998 | 11.8% | -13.9% |
| 1999 | 10.6% | -9.6% |
| 2002 | 7.4% | -30.3% |
| 2003 | 14.6% | +96.0% |
| 2004 | 12.7% | -12.5% |
| 2008 | 12.4% | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 14.8% | +20.0% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's 14.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 26.6%, 56% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Indonesia's 14.8% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 29.6%, 50% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Employee compensation as share of government spending in Indonesia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +96.0% | 7.4% | 14.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 26.7% | 22.7% | 31.9% | 8 |
| 1980s | 24.1% | 21.6% | 27.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 20.7% | 10.6% | 27.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.4% | 7.4% | 14.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
More work & labour data for Indonesia
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.3782 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.3533 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.4033 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.4 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.8065 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 234,105 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 87,446 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 147,430 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 148,081 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 295,511 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employee compensation as share of government spending in Indonesia?
- Employee compensation as share of government spending in Indonesia was 14.8% in 2009, 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 Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 31.9% in 1972.
- What is the lowest employee compensation as share of government spending recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.4% in 2002.
- How does Indonesia rank for employee compensation as share of government spending?
- Indonesia ranks 119th out of 155 countries with data for 2009.
- Is employee compensation as share of government spending rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Indonesia 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.