Employee compensation as share of government spending in Seychelles
Seychelles: Employee compensation as share of government spending was 37.3% in 2008. ▲ Rising
Employee compensation as share of government spending in Seychelles, 1985–2008
Source: International Monetary Fund (IMF) Government Finance Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
In 2008, employee compensation as share of government spending in Seychelles stood at 37.3%.
The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 25.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employee compensation as share of government spending in Seychelles peaked at 43.9% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 28.3%, in 1989.
Seychelles ranks 38th of 155 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Employee compensation as share of government spending in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 31.2% | — |
| 1986 | 31.5% | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 32.0% | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 31.3% | -2.4% |
| 1989 | 28.3% | -9.6% |
| 1993 | 31.9% | +12.9% |
| 1994 | 30.7% | -3.9% |
| 1995 | 31.6% | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 30.5% | -3.5% |
| 1997 | 30.8% | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 29.8% | -3.1% |
| 1999 | 31.8% | +6.7% |
| 2000 | 36.3% | +14.1% |
| 2005 | 43.9% | +20.9% |
| 2006 | 39.9% | -9.2% |
| 2007 | 36.4% | -8.6% |
| 2008 | 37.3% | +2.5% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 37.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 18.9%, 2.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 37.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 36.9%, 1.0× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 30.9% | 28.3% | 32.0% | 5 |
| 1990s | 31.0% | 29.8% | 31.9% | 7 |
| 2000s | 38.8% | 36.3% | 43.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
- 35 Guinea-Bissau 38.4%
- 36 Jamaica 38.0% compare
- 37 Democratic Republic of Congo 37.4% compare
- 39 Senegal 37.1%
- 40 Sudan 36.8% compare
- 41 Zimbabwe 36.6%
More work & labour data for Seychelles
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.3617 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.3552 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.3698 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.48 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.2594 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 67.25 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 29.39 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 58.73 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 57.23 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 115.96 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employee compensation as share of government spending in Seychelles?
- Employee compensation as share of government spending in Seychelles was 37.3% in 2008, 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 Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 43.9% in 2005.
- What is the lowest employee compensation as share of government spending recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.3% in 1989.
- How does Seychelles rank for employee compensation as share of government spending?
- Seychelles ranks 38th out of 155 countries with data for 2008.
- Is employee compensation as share of government spending rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Seychelles 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.