Cyprus vs Zambia: Compensation of employees

Cyprus
27.4%
in 2023
Zambia
28.0%
in 2021
Cyprus rank
69th
Zambia rank
67th

Compensation of employees over time

  • Cyprus
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Zambia currently reports 28.0% against 27.4% in Cyprus, a difference of 0.6%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 23 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Cyprus ahead.

Cyprus ranks 69th and Zambia ranks 67th of 155 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Cyprus averaged higher in 1 and Zambia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cyprus Zambia Difference Ahead
1990s 35.6% 32.9% 2.7% Cyprus
2000s 33.5% 41.0% 7.6% Zambia
2010s 28.8% 41.1% 12.3% Zambia
2020s 27.5% 30.2% 2.7% Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher compensation of employees, Cyprus or Zambia?
Zambia, at 28.0% against 27.4% in Cyprus as of 2021.
What is the difference in compensation of employees between Cyprus and Zambia?
0.6%, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Zambia?
23 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2021.
How do Cyprus and Zambia rank globally for compensation of employees?
Cyprus ranks 69th and Zambia ranks 67th 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.