Bhutan vs Small states: Compensation of employees
Bhutan
40.4%
in 2020
Small states
21.9%
in 2022
Bhutan rank
25th
Small states rank
24th
Compensation of employees over time
- Bhutan
- Small states
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 40.4% against 21.9% in Small states, a difference of 18.5%.
That makes Bhutan's figure about 1.8 times Small states's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Bhutan ahead.
Bhutan ranks 25th and Small states ranks 24th of 155 countries.
Bhutan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Small states | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.2% | 30.8% | 5.4% | Bhutan |
| 2000s | 37.7% | 35.0% | 2.7% | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 36.9% | 28.7% | 8.2% | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 40.4% | 27.9% | 12.5% | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher compensation of employees, Bhutan or Small states?
- Bhutan, at 40.4% against 21.9% in Small states as of 2020.
- What is the difference in compensation of employees between Bhutan and Small states?
- 18.5%, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Small states?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2020.
- How do Bhutan and Small states rank globally for compensation of employees?
- Bhutan ranks 25th and Small states ranks 24th 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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About this data
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.