All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public institutions (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
116
Highest
100.0%
British Virgin Islands
Lowest
30.2%
Seychelles
Median
71.2%
Years covered
27
1998–2024
Data points
1,586
What the numbers show
All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public institutions (%) is currently reported for 116 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in British Virgin Islands; the lowest is 30.2% in Seychelles.
The median across all reporting countries is 71.2%, and the mean is 69.9%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 62 countries rose and 46 fell. The largest increase was in El Salvador (up 82.0%), and the largest decrease in Seychelles (down 46.7%).
All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | British Virgin Islands | 100.0% | 2023 | — | rising |
| 2 | Lebanon | 97.6% | 2013 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 3 | Argentina | 95.9% | 2023 | up 8.8% | flat |
| 4 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 94.4% | 2010 | up 50.6% | rising |
| 5 | El Salvador | 94.1% | 2019 | up 82.0% | rising |
| 6 | Aruba | 93.0% | 2016 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 7 | Palestine, State of | 92.9% | 2021 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 8 | Guinea | 92.3% | 2020 | up 57.1% | falling |
| 9 | Togo | 90.5% | 2016 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 10 | San Marino | 87.2% | 2023 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 11 | India | 86.2% | 2005 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 12 | Ecuador | 85.5% | 2024 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 13 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 85.2% | 2022 | up 26.1% | rising |
| 14 | Mexico | 84.8% | 2022 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 15 | Jordan | 84.5% | 2024 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 16 | Armenia | 82.9% | 2023 | up 23.3% | rising |
| 17 | Cape Verde | 82.8% | 2016 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 18 | Malaysia | 82.8% | 2021 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 19 | Paraguay | 81.8% | 2024 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 20 | Cyprus | 81.2% | 2022 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 21 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 81.2% | 2024 | up 24.8% | rising |
| 22 | Cook Islands | 81.0% | 2023 | down 3.9% | flat |
| 23 | Belgium | 80.8% | 2022 | down 3.0% | flat |
| 24 | Kyrgyzstan | 79.5% | 2021 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 25 | Senegal | 79.5% | 2022 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 26 | Uruguay | 78.8% | 2023 | down 3.5% | rising |
| 27 | Jamaica | 78.4% | 2024 | down 0.2% | falling |
| 28 | Greece | 78.0% | 2022 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 29 | Burundi | 77.6% | 2012 | up 6.8% | falling |
| 30 | Serbia | 77.6% | 2023 | up 3.4% | flat |
| 31 | Portugal | 77.3% | 2022 | up 9.8% | falling |
| 32 | Croatia | 76.1% | 2021 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 33 | Brazil | 75.7% | 2022 | up 10.9% | flat |
| 34 | Kazakhstan | 75.0% | 2019 | up 32.0% | rising |
| 35 | Bulgaria | 74.8% | 2022 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 36 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 74.6% | 2018 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 37 | Spain | 74.5% | 2022 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 38 | Russian Federation | 74.4% | 2018 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 39 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 74.1% | 2021 | down 3.5% | rising |
| 40 | Switzerland | 74.1% | 2016 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 41 | Israel | 73.8% | 2022 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 42 | Philippines | 73.4% | 2009 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 43 | Ghana | 73.3% | 2014 | up 7.7% | falling |
| 44 | Mali | 73.2% | 2021 | up 37.0% | rising |
| 45 | France | 73.1% | 2022 | down 3.2% | flat |
| 46 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 72.6% | 2014 | up 21.5% | rising |
| 47 | Belarus | 72.1% | 2024 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 48 | Italy | 72.0% | 2022 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 49 | Lithuania | 71.9% | 2022 | up 6.7% | flat |
| 50 | Costa Rica | 71.9% | 2023 | down 11.5% | rising |
| 51 | Saint Lucia | 71.9% | 2023 | down 14.1% | flat |
| 52 | Niger | 71.8% | 2017 | up 9.9% | falling |
| 53 | Luxembourg | 71.8% | 2022 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 54 | Malta | 71.6% | 2022 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 55 | Denmark | 71.6% | 2022 | down 21.4% | flat |
| 56 | Albania | 71.5% | 2023 | down 10.6% | flat |
| 57 | Afghanistan | 71.4% | 2015 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 58 | Chile | 71.3% | 2022 | down 9.7% | flat |
| 59 | Oman | 71.0% | 2024 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 60 | South Africa | 70.7% | 2024 | up 5.3% | falling |
| 61 | Côte d'Ivoire | 70.5% | 2024 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 62 | Poland | 70.3% | 2022 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 63 | Germany | 70.2% | 2022 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 64 | Slovenia | 69.6% | 2022 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 65 | United States of America | 69.6% | 2021 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 66 | Benin | 69.5% | 2015 | down 4.7% | rising |
| 67 | Vanuatu | 69.5% | 2020 | down 22.4% | rising |
| 68 | Mongolia | 69.3% | 2017 | up 25.7% | volatile |
| 69 | Netherlands | 69.1% | 2022 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 70 | Norway | 68.6% | 2022 | down 4.1% | flat |
| 71 | Azerbaijan | 68.3% | 2023 | up 5.8% | flat |
| 72 | Türkiye | 68.1% | 2022 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 73 | Latvia | 68.0% | 2022 | up 7.1% | falling |
| 74 | Madagascar | 67.4% | 2013 | up 53.8% | rising |
| 75 | Republic of Moldova | 67.0% | 2023 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 76 | Hungary | 66.9% | 2022 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 77 | Canada | 66.6% | 2022 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 78 | Sweden | 65.8% | 2022 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 79 | Japan | 65.8% | 2021 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 80 | Austria | 65.7% | 2022 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 81 | Slovakia | 65.1% | 2022 | up 12.8% | flat |
| 82 | Iceland | 64.9% | 2022 | up 1.7% | falling |
| 83 | Nepal | 64.1% | 2015 | down 7.3% | flat |
| 84 | Indonesia | 64.1% | 2015 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 85 | Romania | 63.9% | 2022 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 86 | Estonia | 63.9% | 2022 | — | rising |
| 87 | Macau, China | 63.8% | 2023 | up 28.2% | rising |
| 88 | Guyana | 62.9% | 2012 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 89 | Guatemala | 62.6% | 2024 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 90 | Thailand | 62.5% | 2014 | — | rising |
| 91 | Kenya | 60.9% | 2015 | — | flat |
| 92 | Czechia | 60.3% | 2022 | up 24.5% | flat |
| 93 | Peru | 59.8% | 2024 | up 8.8% | falling |
| 94 | Maldives | 59.6% | 2016 | down 20.8% | falling |
| 95 | Cuba | 58.6% | 2010 | up 4.6% | flat |
| 96 | Republic of Korea | 58.6% | 2022 | down 5.5% | flat |
| 97 | Andorra | 57.6% | 2023 | up 43.9% | flat |
| 98 | Cayman Islands | 57.2% | 2023 | — | falling |
| 99 | Sierra Leone | 57.0% | 2022 | down 23.3% | falling |
| 100 | Ireland | 56.9% | 2021 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 101 | Rwanda | 56.6% | 2024 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 102 | Montserrat | 55.5% | 2019 | — | rising |
| 103 | Finland | 55.2% | 2022 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 104 | Bangladesh | 55.0% | 2019 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 105 | Barbados | 52.3% | 2023 | up 7.6% | falling |
| 106 | Sri Lanka | 50.7% | 2018 | down 32.5% | falling |
| 107 | Gambia | 50.4% | 2012 | — | flat |
| 108 | Timor-Leste | 49.5% | 2014 | down 11.7% | rising |
| 109 | Guinea-Bissau | 48.3% | 2013 | up 81.9% | rising |
| 110 | Monaco | 47.8% | 2024 | down 45.3% | falling |
| 111 | Viet Nam | 46.9% | 2013 | — | flat |
| 112 | Ethiopia | 42.4% | 2014 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 113 | Uganda | 39.1% | 2014 | down 37.7% | falling |
| 114 | Djibouti | 38.8% | 2007 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 115 | South Sudan | 35.8% | 2024 | down 26.6% | falling |
| 116 | Seychelles | 30.2% | 2016 | down 46.7% | falling |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release