Cyprus vs Malta: Compensation of employees

Cyprus
27.4%
in 2023
Malta
26.9%
in 2023
Cyprus rank
69th
Malta rank
71st

Compensation of employees over time

  • Cyprus
  • Malta
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How they compare

Cyprus currently reports 27.4% against 26.9% in Malta, a difference of 0.5%.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Cyprus ahead.

Cyprus ranks 69th and Malta ranks 71st of 155 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Cyprus averaged higher in 3 and Malta in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cyprus Malta Difference Ahead
1970s 40.1% 38.0% 2.0% Cyprus
1980s 36.9% 39.2% 2.3% Malta
1990s 34.4% 36.4% 2.0% Malta
2000s 33.7% 32.5% 1.2% Cyprus
2010s 28.8% 30.9% 2.1% Malta
2020s 27.5% 27.3% 0.3% Cyprus

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher compensation of employees, Cyprus or Malta?
Cyprus, at 27.4% against 26.9% in Malta as of 2023.
What is the difference in compensation of employees between Cyprus and Malta?
0.5%, with Cyprus ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Malta?
51 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2023.
How do Cyprus and Malta rank globally for compensation of employees?
Cyprus ranks 69th and Malta ranks 71st 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.