Belize vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Compensation of employees

Belize
52.4%
in 2017
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
35.9%
in 2021
Belize rank
4th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
4th

Compensation of employees over time

  • Belize
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
0204060199020052021

How they compare

Belize currently reports 52.4% against 35.9% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 16.5%.

That makes Belize's figure about 1.5 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 9 years both countries report, Belize has been ahead every year.

Belize ranks 4th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 4th of 155 countries.

Belize has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belize Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
2000s 41.0% 35.7% 5.2% Belize
2010s 49.4% 38.3% 11.1% Belize

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher compensation of employees, Belize or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Belize, at 52.4% against 35.9% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2017.
What is the difference in compensation of employees between Belize and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
16.5%, with Belize ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
9 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2017.
How do Belize and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for compensation of employees?
Belize ranks 4th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 4th of 155 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Compensation of employees (% of expense). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Compensation of employees (% of expense)
Unit
% of expense
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
196 places, 5,286 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

Compensation of employees is defined as the total remuneration, in cash or in kind, payable by an enterprise to an employee in return for work done by the latter during the accounting period. This indicator is expressed as percentage of total expenses which is any decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction.