United States | Compensation of employees (% of expense)

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. Limitations and exceptions: For most countries central government finance data have been consolidated into one account, but for others only budgetary central government accounts are available. Countries reporting budgetary data are noted in the country metadata. Because budgetary accounts may not include all central government units (such as social security funds), they usually provide an incomplete picture. In federal states the central government accounts provide an incomplete view of total public finance. Data on government revenue and expense are collected by the IMF through questionnaires to member countries and by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Despite IMF efforts to standardize data collection, statistics are often incomplete, untimely, and not comparable across countries. Statistical concept and methodology: The IMF's Government Finance Statistics Manual 2014, harmonized with the 2008 SNA, recommends an accrual accounting method, focusing on all economic events affecting assets, liabilities, revenues, and expenses, not just those represented by cash transactions. It accounts for all changes in stocks, so stock data at the end of an accounting period equal stock data at the beginning of the period plus flows over the period. The 1986 manual considered only debt stocks. Government finance statistics are reported in local currency. Many countries report government finance data by fiscal year; see country metadata for information on fiscal year end by country.
Publisher
The World Bank
Origin
United States of America
Records
63
Source
United States | Compensation of employees (% of expense)
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972 18.56276904
1973 17.51538673
1974 16.69742699
1975 14.90885814
1976 13.94757486
1977 13.53834844
1978 13.27744546
1979 12.67701963
1980 11.53983748
1981 11.26879741
1982 11.17398019
1983 10.75350566
1984 10.88027316
1985 10.47019207
1986 10.37050134
1987 10.70468408
1988 10.67069849
1989 10.42387066
1990 10.06075032
1991 9.82650346
1992 9.71580805
1993 9.44565092
1994 9.16233659
1995 8.86228461
1996 8.69812886
1997 8.54397653
1998 8.48775255
1999 8.63810239
2000 8.66219717
2001 9.75647289
2002 10.28605824
2003 10.84124562
2004 10.93955814
2005 10.79951969
2006 10.69054413
2007 10.5762918
2008 10.10948391
2009 9.89666121
2010 10.01448578
2011 10.13717173
2012 10.23945478
2013 10.05644876
2014 9.86399672
2015 9.72459096
2016 9.68522342
2017 9.60101713
2018 9.48708161
2019 9.25701392
2020 7.00024237
2021 6.74580866
2022 8.06210916

United States | Compensation of employees (% of expense)

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. Limitations and exceptions: For most countries central government finance data have been consolidated into one account, but for others only budgetary central government accounts are available. Countries reporting budgetary data are noted in the country metadata. Because budgetary accounts may not include all central government units (such as social security funds), they usually provide an incomplete picture. In federal states the central government accounts provide an incomplete view of total public finance. Data on government revenue and expense are collected by the IMF through questionnaires to member countries and by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Despite IMF efforts to standardize data collection, statistics are often incomplete, untimely, and not comparable across countries. Statistical concept and methodology: The IMF's Government Finance Statistics Manual 2014, harmonized with the 2008 SNA, recommends an accrual accounting method, focusing on all economic events affecting assets, liabilities, revenues, and expenses, not just those represented by cash transactions. It accounts for all changes in stocks, so stock data at the end of an accounting period equal stock data at the beginning of the period plus flows over the period. The 1986 manual considered only debt stocks. Government finance statistics are reported in local currency. Many countries report government finance data by fiscal year; see country metadata for information on fiscal year end by country.
Publisher
The World Bank
Origin
United States of America
Records
63
Source