Botswana vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Compensation of employees
Compensation of employees over time
- Botswana
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 54.0% against 35.9% in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 18.1%.
That makes Botswana's figure about 1.5 times Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.
Across all 13 years both countries report, Botswana has been ahead every year.
Botswana ranks 3rd and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 4th of 155 countries.
Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.7% | 35.7% | 1.9% | Botswana |
| 2010s | 43.6% | 38.2% | 5.4% | Botswana |
| 2020s | 49.8% | 36.9% | 12.9% | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher compensation of employees, Botswana or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Botswana, at 54.0% against 35.9% in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in compensation of employees between Botswana and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 18.1%, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2021.
- How do Botswana and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for compensation of employees?
- Botswana ranks 3rd and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 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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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.