Bhutan vs Upper middle income: Compensation of employees

Bhutan
40.4%
in 2020
Upper middle income
20.9%
in 2023
Bhutan rank
25th
Upper middle income rank
27th

Compensation of employees over time

  • Bhutan
  • Upper middle income
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How they compare

Bhutan currently reports 40.4% against 20.9% in Upper middle income, a difference of 19.5%.

That makes Bhutan's figure about 1.9 times Upper middle income's.

Across all 19 years both countries report, Bhutan has been ahead every year.

Bhutan ranks 25th and Upper middle income ranks 27th of 155 countries.

Bhutan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bhutan Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1990s 40.6% 24.2% 16.3% Bhutan
2000s 37.5% 26.6% 11.0% Bhutan
2010s 36.9% 24.0% 12.9% Bhutan
2020s 40.4% 23.1% 17.2% Bhutan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher compensation of employees, Bhutan or Upper middle income?
Bhutan, at 40.4% against 20.9% in Upper middle income as of 2020.
What is the difference in compensation of employees between Bhutan and Upper middle income?
19.5%, with Bhutan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Upper middle income?
19 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2020.
How do Bhutan and Upper middle income rank globally for compensation of employees?
Bhutan ranks 25th and Upper middle income ranks 27th 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

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.