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Compensation of employees consists of all payments in cash, as well as in kind (such as food and housing), to employees in return for services rendered, and government contributions to social insurance schemes such as social security and pensions that provide benefits to employees.".
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| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesia | 49.27 trillion | 2004 | ||
| 2 | Colombia | 15.18 trillion | 2003 | ||
| 3 | Paraguay | 6.33 trillion | 2008 | ||
| 4 | Belarus | 4.47 trillion | 2008 | ||
| 5 | Lebanon | 3.63 trillion | 2008 | ||
| 6 | Chile | 3.54 trillion | 2008 | ||
| Emerging markets average (profile) | 3.24 trillion | 2003 | |||
| 7 | Zambia | 3.17 trillion | 2007 | ||
| 8 | Russia | 1.61 trillion | 2008 | ||
| 9 | Laos | 1.6 trillion | 2007 | ||
| 10 | Hungary | 1.57 trillion | 2008 | ||
| 11 | Costa Rica | 1.54 trillion | 2008 | ||
| 12 | Cambodia | 846.6 billion | 2006 | ||
| 13 | Algeria | 797.35 billion | 2008 | ||
| 14 | Cote d'Ivoire | 711.7 billion | 2008 | ||
| 15 | Madagascar | 711.2 billion | 2007 | ||
| 16 | Thailand | 584.5 billion | 2008 | ||
| 17 | India | 565.67 billion | 2008 | ||
| 18 | Mongolia | 544.95 billion | 2008 | ||
| 19 | Uganda | 470.56 billion | 2008 | ||
| 20 | United States | 399.42 billion | 2008 | ||
| 21 | Philippines | 374.66 billion | 2008 | ||
| 22 | Serbia and Montenegro | 278.73 billion | 2008 | ||
| 23 | Sri Lanka | 239.08 billion | 2008 | ||
| 24 | Cameroon | 212.76 billion | 1994 | ||
| 25 | Burkina Faso | 198.83 billion | 2008 | ||
| High income OECD countries average (profile) | 195.2 billion | 2008 | |||
| 26 | Mali | 186.01 billion | 2008 | ||
| South Asia average (profile) | 184.92 billion | 2008 | |||
| 27 | France | 183.84 billion | 2008 | ||
| 28 | Benin | 179.87 billion | 2008 | ||
| 29 | Sierra Leone | 178.75 billion | 2004 | ||
| 30 | Senegal | 177.3 billion | 2001 | ||
| Europe average (profile) | 175.48 billion | 2006 | |||
| 31 | Kenya | 169.89 billion | 2008 | ||
| 32 | Kazakhstan | 165.23 billion | 2008 | ||
| 33 | Armenia | 158.49 billion | 2008 | ||
| 34 | Mexico | 145.06 billion | 2000 | ||
| 35 | Congo, Republic of the | 142.65 billion | 2005 | ||
| Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 140.1 billion | 2008 | |||
| 36 | Norway | 133.74 billion | 2008 | ||
| 37 | Iceland | 133.05 billion | 2008 | ||
| 38 | Brazil | 130.83 billion | 2008 | ||
| 39 | Guinea | 130.29 billion | 1992 | ||
| 40 | Bangladesh | 122.16 billion | 2008 | ||
| 41 | China | 117.17 billion | 2006 | ||
| 42 | Sweden | 108.18 billion | 2008 | ||
| NATO countries average (profile) | 106.92 billion | 2008 | |||
| 43 | Czech Republic | 105.76 billion | 2008 | ||
| 44 | Italy | 97.33 billion | 2008 | ||
| 45 | South Africa | 91.94 billion | 2008 | ||
| European Union average (profile) | 91.89 billion | 2008 | |||
| 46 | Morocco | 88.13 billion | 2008 | ||
| 47 | United Kingdom | 86.25 billion | 2008 | ||
| 48 | Denmark | 85.72 billion | 2008 | ||
| 49 | Israel | 74.61 billion | 2008 | ||
| 50 | Niger | 72.23 billion | 2007 | ||
| 51 | Togo | 69.13 billion | 2008 | ||
| 52 | Dominican Republic | 68.28 billion | 2007 | ||
| 53 | Pakistan | 60.72 billion | 2007 | ||
| 54 | Jamaica | 59.85 billion | 2008 | ||
| 55 | Turkey | 55.22 billion | 2008 | ||
| 56 | Poland | 54.7 billion | 2008 | ||
| 57 | Afghanistan | 47.96 billion | 2008 | ||
| 58 | Ukraine | 46.11 billion | 2008 | ||
| 59 | Germany | 39.56 billion | 2008 | ||
| 60 | Uruguay | 38.56 billion | 2008 | ||
| 61 | Central African Republic | 34.66 billion | 2004 | ||
| 62 | Canada | 34.19 billion | 2008 | ||
| 63 | Romania | 33 billion | 2008 | ||
| 64 | Croatia | 30.23 billion | 2008 | ||
| 65 | Australia | 29.57 billion | 2008 | ||
| 66 | Honduras | 29.18 billion | 2008 | ||
| Eurozone average (profile) | 26.91 billion | 2008 | |||
| 67 | Spain | 25.82 billion | 2008 | ||
| 68 | Greece | 24.75 billion | 2008 | ||
| 69 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 24.03 billion | 2001 | ||
| 70 | Malaysia | 23.51 billion | 2003 | ||
| 71 | Burundi | 22 billion | 1996 | ||
| 72 | Qatar | 19.36 billion | 2008 | ||
| 73 | Netherlands | 18.34 billion | 2008 | ||
| 74 | Portugal | 18.33 billion | 2008 | ||
| 75 | Mauritius | 17.34 billion | 2008 | ||
| 76 | Estonia | 17.11 billion | 2008 | ||
| 77 | Ireland | 17.1 billion | 2008 | ||
| 78 | New Zealand | 14.6 billion | 2007 | ||
| 79 | Rwanda | 14.54 billion | 1992 | ||
| 80 | Austria | 14.16 billion | 2008 | ||
| 81 | Zimbabwe | 12.95 billion | 1997 | ||
| 82 | Cape Verde | 12.65 billion | 2008 | ||
| 83 | Venezuela | 12.14 billion | 2005 | ||
| 84 | Peru | 11.01 billion | 2008 | ||
| 85 | Singapore | 10.79 billion | 2008 | ||
| 86 | Belgium | 9.84 billion | 2008 | ||
| 87 | Argentina | 9.42 billion | 2004 | ||
| 88 | Guatemala | 9.2 billion | 2008 | ||
| 89 | Trinidad and Tobago | 8.81 billion | 2007 | ||
| 90 | Kyrgyzstan | 8.69 billion | 2008 | ||
| 91 | United Arab Emirates | 6.92 billion | 1999 | ||
| 92 | Namibia | 6.73 billion | 2007 | ||
| 93 | Finland | 6.5 billion | 2008 | ||
| 94 | Switzerland | 6.36 billion | 2007 | ||
| 95 | Lithuania | 6.19 billion | 2008 | ||
| 96 | Tunisia | 5.74 billion | 2009 | ||
| 97 | Bhutan | 4.99 billion | 2009 | ||
| 98 | Bolivia | 4.99 billion | 2007 | ||
| 99 | Vanuatu | 3.81 billion | 1999 | ||
| 100 | Bulgaria | 3.78 billion | 2008 | ||
| 101 | Kuwait | 3.35 billion | 2009 | ||
| 102 | Moldova | 2.94 billion | 2008 | ||
| 103 | Slovakia | 2.82 billion | 2008 | ||
| 104 | Slovenia | 2.67 billion | 2008 | ||
| 105 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2.66 billion | 2008 | ||
| 106 | Jordan | 2.46 billion | 2008 | ||
| 107 | Lesotho | 2.43 billion | 2008 | ||
| 108 | Nicaragua | 2.4 billion | 2001 | ||
| 109 | Ecuador | 2.38 billion | 1994 | ||
| 110 | Cyprus | 2.3 billion | 2008 | ||
| 111 | Luxembourg | 2.16 billion | 2008 | ||
| 112 | Ghana | 2.15 billion | 2008 | ||
| 113 | Ethiopia | 1.86 billion | 2002 | ||
| 114 | Maldives | 1.82 billion | 2008 | ||
| 115 | El Salvador | 1.51 billion | 2008 | ||
| 116 | Swaziland | 1.48 billion | 2003 | ||
| 117 | Botswana | 1.44 billion | 1996 | ||
| 118 | Panama | 1.01 billion | 2001 | ||
| 119 | Georgia | 913.1 million | 2008 | ||
| 120 | Latvia | 898 million | 2008 | ||
| 121 | Seychelles | 880.85 million | 2008 | ||
| 122 | Sudan | 831.77 million | 1999 | ||
| 123 | Malta | 827.7 million | 2008 | ||
| 124 | Barbados | 809.15 million | 2007 | ||
| 125 | Papua New Guinea | 715.36 million | 2002 | ||
| 126 | Oman | 650.8 million | 2001 | ||
| 127 | Fiji | 632.48 million | 2006 | ||
| 128 | The Bahamas | 565.21 million | 2008 | ||
| 129 | Bahrain | 564.88 million | 2005 | ||
| 130 | Netherlands Antilles | 298.4 million | 1995 | ||
| 131 | San Marino | 160.54 million | 2006 | ||
| 132 | Belize | 132.42 million | 1997 | ||
| 133 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 132.42 million | 2006 | ||
| 134 | The Gambia | 122.95 million | 1990 | ||
| 135 | Grenada | 103.65 million | 1995 | ||
| 136 | Tajikistan | 79.11 million | 2004 | ||
| 137 | Azerbaijan | 76.61 million | 1998 |
Citation
Interesting observations about Government > Spending > Compensation of employees > Current LCU
- Indonesia ranked first for spending > compensation of employees > current LCU amongst Muslim countries in 2004.
- 16 of the bottom 121 countries by spending > compensation of employees > current LCU are Religious.
- 2 of the bottom 6 countries by spending > compensation of employees > current LCU are Hot countries.
- 31 of the bottom 131 countries by spending > compensation of employees > current LCU are Landlocked.
- 15 of the bottom 78 countries by spending > compensation of employees > current LCU are Sparsely populated.
- 34 of the bottom 130 countries by spending > compensation of employees > current LCU are Cold countries'.
- 9 of the top 106 countries by spending > compensation of employees > current LCU are Middle East and North African.
- 17 of the top 96 countries by spending > compensation of employees > current LCU are Former French colonies'.
- 16 of the top 78 countries by spending > compensation of employees > current LCU are Former British Colonies'.
