social2024
All staff compensation as % of total expenditure in public institutions
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2024; countries can have different observation years.
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Key Insights
Global Average
69.8%
Median: 71.4%
Countries Covered
173
with available data
Highest
Virgin Islands, British
100.0%
Lowest
Seychelles
30.2%
Top 5 Countries
1Virgin Islands, British100.0%
2Fiji98.7%
3Lebanon97.6%
4Argentina95.9%
5Comoros95.2%
By Region
South America77.8%(6 countries)
North America70.9%(4 countries)
Other69.8%(104 countries)
Europe69.4%(32 countries)
Africa68.9%(6 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (30.2%)High (100.0%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 69.8%)
South America (6)
North America (4)
Other (104)
Europe (32)
Africa (6)
Asia (21)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest
About This Statistic
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2024; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Virgin Islands, British | 100.0% |
| 2 | Fiji | 98.7% |
| 3 | Lebanon | 97.6% |
| 4 | Argentina | 95.9% |
| 5 | Comoros | 95.2% |
| 6 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 94.4% |
| 7 | El Salvador | 94.1% |
| 8 | Aruba | 93.0% |
| 9 | Lesotho | 92.9% |
| 10 | State of Palestine | 92.9% |
| 11 | Guinea | 92.3% |
| 12 | Togo | 90.5% |
| 13 | Georgia | 89.8% |
| 14 | Niue | 89.7% |
| 15 | Namibia | 89.1% |
| 16 | San Marino | 87.2% |
| 17 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 87.1% |
| 18 | India | 86.2% |
| 19 | Curaçao | 86.1% |
| 20 | Kiribati | 85.8% |
| 21 | Ecuador | 85.5% |
| 22 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 85.2% |
| 23 | Uzbekistan | 85.1% |
| 24 | Mexico | 84.8% |
| 25 | Jordan | 84.5% |
| 26 | Algeria | 84.3% |
| 27 | Central African Republic | 84.2% |
| 28 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 84.1% |
| 29 | Armenia | 82.9% |
| 30 | Cape Verde | 82.8% |
| 31 | Malaysia | 82.8% |
| 32 | Bahrain | 82.3% |
| 33 | Grenada | 82.2% |
| 34 | Morocco | 82.0% |
| 35 | Paraguay | 81.8% |
| 36 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 81.4% |
| 37 | Cyprus | 81.2% |
| 38 | Bolivia | 81.2% |
| 39 | Cook Islands | 81.0% |
| 40 | Belgium | 80.8% |
| 41 | Bermuda | 79.9% |
| 42 | Venezuela | 79.7% |
| 43 | Honduras | 79.7% |
| 44 | Kyrgyzstan | 79.5% |
| 45 | Senegal | 79.5% |
| 46 | Uruguay | 78.8% |
| 47 | Jamaica | 78.4% |
| 48 | Greece | 78.0% |
| 49 | Burundi | 77.6% |
| 50 | Serbia | 77.6% |
| 51 | Portugal | 77.3% |
| 52 | Tunisia | 77.3% |
| 53 | Turkmenistan | 76.8% |
| 54 | Croatia | 76.1% |
| 55 | Brazil | 75.7% |
| 56 | Cameroon | 75.7% |
| 57 | Zambia | 75.6% |
| 58 | Chad | 75.5% |
| 59 | Kazakhstan | 75.0% |
| 60 | Kuwait | 74.9% |
| 61 | Bulgaria | 74.8% |
| 62 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 74.6% |
| 63 | Spain | 74.5% |
| 64 | Russian Federation | 74.4% |
| 65 | United Kingdom | 74.1% |
| 66 | Switzerland | 74.1% |
| 67 | Liechtenstein | 73.9% |
| 68 | Israel | 73.8% |
| 69 | Philippines | 73.4% |
| 70 | Marshall Islands | 73.3% |
| 71 | Ghana | 73.3% |
| 72 | Antigua and Barbuda | 73.2% |
| 73 | Mali | 73.2% |
| 74 | France | 73.1% |
| 75 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 72.6% |
| 76 | Belarus | 72.1% |
| 77 | Italy | 72.0% |
| 78 | Lithuania | 71.9% |
| 79 | Costa Rica | 71.9% |
| 80 | Saint Lucia | 71.9% |
| 81 | Niger | 71.8% |
| 82 | Luxembourg | 71.8% |
| 83 | Malawi | 71.7% |
| 84 | Malta | 71.6% |
| 85 | Denmark | 71.6% |
| 86 | Albania | 71.5% |
| 87 | Afghanistan | 71.4% |
| 88 | Tuvalu | 71.3% |
| 89 | Chile | 71.3% |
| 90 | Oman | 71.0% |
| 91 | South Africa | 70.7% |
| 92 | Cote d'Ivoire | 70.5% |
| 93 | Poland | 70.3% |
| 94 | Germany | 70.2% |
| 95 | Slovenia | 69.6% |
| 96 | United States of America | 69.6% |
| 97 | Benin | 69.5% |
| 98 | Vanuatu | 69.5% |
| 99 | Anguilla | 69.4% |
| 100 | Mongolia | 69.3% |
| 101 | Netherlands | 69.1% |
| 102 | Norway | 68.6% |
| 103 | Azerbaijan | 68.3% |
| 104 | Türkiye | 68.1% |
| 105 | Latvia | 68.0% |
| 106 | Panama | 67.9% |
| 107 | Madagascar | 67.4% |
| 108 | Moldova, Republic of | 67.0% |
| 109 | Hungary | 66.9% |
| 110 | Dominican Republic | 66.9% |
| 111 | Canada | 66.6% |
| 112 | Brunei Darussalam | 66.2% |
| 113 | Sweden | 65.8% |
| 114 | Japan | 65.8% |
| 115 | Austria | 65.7% |
| 116 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 65.2% |
| 117 | Slovakia | 65.1% |
| 118 | Iceland | 64.9% |
| 119 | Nepal | 64.1% |
| 120 | Indonesia | 64.1% |
| 121 | Romania | 63.9% |
| 122 | Estonia | 63.9% |
| 123 | Macao | 63.8% |
| 124 | Guyana | 62.9% |
| 125 | Guatemala | 62.6% |
| 126 | Thailand | 62.5% |
| 127 | Belize | 62.3% |
| 128 | People's Republic of China | 60.9% |
| 129 | Kenya | 60.9% |
| 130 | Czech Republic | 60.3% |
| 131 | Peru | 59.8% |
| 132 | Maldives | 59.6% |
| 133 | Eswatini | 59.3% |
| 134 | Pakistan | 59.1% |
| 135 | Qatar | 58.7% |
| 136 | Cuba | 58.6% |
| 137 | South Korea | 58.6% |
| 138 | Mozambique | 58.5% |
| 139 | Puerto Rico | 58.0% |
| 140 | Eritrea | 57.7% |
| 141 | Andorra | 57.6% |
| 142 | Cayman Islands | 57.2% |
| 143 | Sierra Leone | 57.0% |
| 144 | Nauru | 56.9% |
| 145 | Ireland | 56.9% |
| 146 | Burkina Faso | 56.7% |
| 147 | Rwanda | 56.6% |
| 148 | Myanmar | 56.6% |
| 149 | Montserrat | 55.5% |
| 150 | Finland | 55.2% |
| 151 | Bangladesh | 55.0% |
| 152 | Gibraltar | 54.2% |
| 153 | Barbados | 52.3% |
| 154 | Trinidad and Tobago | 52.1% |
| 155 | Dominica | 51.3% |
| 156 | Sri Lanka | 50.7% |
| 157 | Republic of The Gambia | 50.4% |
| 158 | Timor-Leste | 49.5% |
| 159 | Guinea-Bissau | 48.3% |
| 160 | Ukraine | 47.9% |
| 161 | Monaco | 47.8% |
| 162 | Vietnam | 46.9% |
| 163 | Gabon | 45.5% |
| 164 | United Arab Emirates | 44.8% |
| 165 | Cambodia | 42.7% |
| 166 | Ethiopia | 42.4% |
| 167 | Liberia | 41.4% |
| 168 | Uganda | 39.1% |
| 169 | Djibouti | 38.8% |
| 170 | Nicaragua | 37.6% |
| 171 | Bhutan | 35.9% |
| 172 | South Sudan | 35.8% |
| 173 | Seychelles | 30.2% |
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2024).
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