East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) vs Samoa: Compensation of employees
Compensation of employees over time
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 46.1% against 27.3% in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), a difference of 18.8%.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.7 times East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 11 years both countries report, Samoa has been ahead every year.
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 15th and Samoa ranks 14th of 41 groups.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 27.5% | 42.6% | 15.1% | Samoa |
| 2020s | 26.9% | 45.5% | 18.6% | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher compensation of employees, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 46.1% against 27.3% in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in compensation of employees between East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Samoa?
- 18.8%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Samoa?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2022.
- How do East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Samoa rank globally for compensation of employees?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 15th and Samoa ranks 14th of 41 groups.
- 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.