All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in primary public institutions (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
118
Highest
100.0%
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Lowest
5.1%
Seychelles
Median
78.4%
Years covered
27
1998–2024
Data points
1,571
What the numbers show
All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in primary public institutions (%) is currently reported for 118 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Saint Kitts and Nevis; the lowest is 5.1% in Seychelles.
The median across all reporting countries is 78.4%, and the mean is 77.4%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 19.
Over the past decade 59 countries rose and 51 fell. The largest increase was in Armenia (up 90.2%), and the largest decrease in Seychelles (down 93.1%).
All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 100.0% | 2021 | up 33.9% | rising |
| 1 | British Virgin Islands | 100.0% | 2023 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 1 | Anguilla | 65.2% | 2008 | down 24.3% | falling |
| 2 | Montserrat | 59.3% | 2019 | — | flat |
| 3 | Cayman Islands | 97.2% | 2023 | — | flat |
| 4 | Cape Verde | 97.0% | 2019 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 5 | Malawi | 96.3% | 2016 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 6 | Namibia | 96.2% | 2017 | up 30.8% | rising |
| 7 | El Salvador | 95.6% | 2019 | up 50.1% | rising |
| 8 | Argentina | 94.8% | 2023 | up 7.1% | flat |
| 9 | Comoros | 94.1% | 2017 | down 5.0% | rising |
| 10 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 94.0% | 2018 | down 6.0% | rising |
| 11 | Aruba | 93.7% | 2016 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 12 | Greece | 93.3% | 2022 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 13 | Mali | 93.2% | 2021 | up 32.4% | rising |
| 14 | Sri Lanka | 92.7% | 2020 | up 11.9% | falling |
| 15 | Guinea | 92.3% | 2020 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 16 | Mexico | 91.8% | 2022 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 17 | Zambia | 91.4% | 2017 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 18 | Niger | 91.1% | 2017 | up 29.6% | rising |
| 19 | Eritrea | 91.1% | 2005 | up 25.5% | rising |
| 20 | Senegal | 90.4% | 2022 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 21 | Jordan | 90.4% | 2024 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 22 | Ecuador | 89.9% | 2024 | up 3.9% | falling |
| 23 | Togo | 89.0% | 2024 | down 6.1% | rising |
| 24 | Saint Lucia | 89.0% | 2023 | up 20.2% | flat |
| 25 | Malta | 88.0% | 2022 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 26 | Chile | 87.6% | 2022 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 27 | Azerbaijan | 87.3% | 2023 | — | rising |
| 28 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 86.4% | 2024 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 29 | Malaysia | 86.0% | 2021 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 30 | Uruguay | 85.7% | 2023 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 31 | San Marino | 85.3% | 2023 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 32 | Ghana | 85.3% | 2014 | up 36.6% | rising |
| 33 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 85.0% | 2022 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 34 | Gabon | 84.5% | 2014 | — | rising |
| 35 | Portugal | 83.8% | 2022 | down 0.2% | falling |
| 36 | Cyprus | 83.6% | 2022 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 37 | India | 83.1% | 2005 | down 3.4% | flat |
| 38 | Oman | 82.5% | 2024 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 39 | Belgium | 82.2% | 2022 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 40 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 82.1% | 2014 | up 28.7% | rising |
| 41 | Gambia | 82.1% | 2013 | up 73.1% | rising |
| 42 | Romania | 81.6% | 2022 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 43 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 81.6% | 2022 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 44 | Afghanistan | 81.3% | 2017 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 45 | Thailand | 81.0% | 2014 | — | falling |
| 46 | Vanuatu | 80.8% | 2020 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 47 | Albania | 80.4% | 2023 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 48 | Côte d'Ivoire | 79.9% | 2024 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 49 | Armenia | 79.8% | 2023 | up 90.2% | rising |
| 50 | Cuba | 79.8% | 2010 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 51 | Jamaica | 79.8% | 2024 | up 0.7% | falling |
| 52 | Costa Rica | 79.7% | 2023 | up 6.6% | flat |
| 53 | Barbados | 79.7% | 2023 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 54 | Philippines | 79.4% | 2009 | down 16.4% | falling |
| 55 | Andorra | 79.0% | 2023 | up 44.2% | rising |
| 56 | Cameroon | 78.9% | 2013 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 57 | Paraguay | 78.7% | 2024 | up 6.6% | falling |
| 58 | Kenya | 78.7% | 2015 | — | flat |
| 59 | Burkina Faso | 78.5% | 2016 | up 42.5% | rising |
| 60 | Dominica | 78.2% | 2023 | down 21.8% | falling |
| 61 | Bulgaria | 77.4% | 2022 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 62 | Kuwait | 77.3% | 2014 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 63 | Spain | 76.9% | 2022 | up 1.6% | falling |
| 64 | Poland | 75.9% | 2022 | up 11.4% | flat |
| 65 | Italy | 75.9% | 2022 | down 5.2% | flat |
| 66 | South Africa | 75.7% | 2024 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 67 | Liechtenstein | 75.5% | 2014 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 68 | Nepal | 75.4% | 2015 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 69 | Switzerland | 75.2% | 2022 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 70 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 74.8% | 2021 | down 4.2% | rising |
| 71 | France | 74.2% | 2022 | down 3.1% | flat |
| 72 | Dominican Republic | 74.2% | 2023 | up 73.6% | flat |
| 73 | Mongolia | 74.1% | 2017 | up 20.4% | rising |
| 74 | Denmark | 73.9% | 2022 | down 5.0% | flat |
| 75 | Morocco | 73.8% | 2009 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 76 | Slovakia | 73.8% | 2022 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 77 | Lithuania | 73.8% | 2022 | down 7.9% | flat |
| 78 | Ethiopia | 73.7% | 2014 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 79 | Ireland | 73.5% | 2021 | down 10.2% | falling |
| 80 | Madagascar | 73.3% | 2013 | up 89.5% | rising |
| 81 | Hungary | 72.8% | 2022 | up 3.6% | falling |
| 82 | Monaco | 72.8% | 2024 | down 21.8% | falling |
| 83 | Slovenia | 72.8% | 2022 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 84 | Guatemala | 72.5% | 2024 | down 22.0% | flat |
| 85 | United States of America | 72.5% | 2021 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 86 | Brazil | 72.4% | 2022 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 87 | Indonesia | 72.3% | 2015 | up 17.3% | rising |
| 88 | Israel | 71.7% | 2022 | down 5.5% | rising |
| 89 | Netherlands | 71.4% | 2022 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 90 | Germany | 71.0% | 2022 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 91 | Republic of Moldova | 70.7% | 2023 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 92 | Japan | 70.3% | 2021 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 93 | Norway | 70.1% | 2022 | down 3.7% | flat |
| 94 | Benin | 70.0% | 2015 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 95 | Peru | 69.7% | 2024 | up 23.1% | falling |
| 96 | Iceland | 69.5% | 2022 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 97 | Rwanda | 69.4% | 2024 | up 23.6% | rising |
| 98 | Luxembourg | 69.2% | 2022 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 99 | Türkiye | 68.9% | 2022 | down 5.9% | flat |
| 100 | Latvia | 68.3% | 2022 | up 3.8% | falling |
| 101 | Maldives | 68.1% | 2019 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 102 | Chad | 66.7% | 2024 | down 24.5% | rising |
| 103 | New Zealand | 66.3% | 2023 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 104 | Sweden | 66.2% | 2022 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 105 | Austria | 66.0% | 2022 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 106 | Czechia | 63.6% | 2022 | up 13.0% | flat |
| 107 | Uganda | 62.9% | 2014 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 108 | Viet Nam | 62.5% | 2013 | — | flat |
| 109 | Estonia | 62.2% | 2022 | — | rising |
| 110 | Guyana | 60.7% | 2012 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 111 | Republic of Korea | 60.6% | 2022 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 112 | Finland | 53.3% | 2022 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 113 | Timor-Leste | 51.0% | 2014 | down 4.4% | flat |
| 114 | Sierra Leone | 43.1% | 2022 | down 52.3% | falling |
| 115 | United Arab Emirates | 34.1% | 2021 | down 59.4% | falling |
| 116 | Seychelles | 5.1% | 2016 | down 93.1% | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release