East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) vs Vanuatu: Compensation of employees

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
27.3%
in 2022
Vanuatu
46.1%
in 2023
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank
15th
Vanuatu rank
15th

Compensation of employees over time

  • East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
  • Vanuatu
0204060199020062023

How they compare

Vanuatu currently reports 46.1% against 27.3% in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), a difference of 18.8%.

That makes Vanuatu's figure about 1.7 times East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 14 years both countries report, Vanuatu has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 15th and Vanuatu ranks 15th of 41 groups.

Vanuatu has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) Vanuatu Difference Ahead
2000s 35.5% 54.5% 19.0% Vanuatu
2010s 28.9% 48.4% 19.5% Vanuatu
2020s 26.9% 46.1% 19.2% Vanuatu

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 Vanuatu?
Vanuatu, 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 Vanuatu?
18.8%, with Vanuatu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Vanuatu?
14 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2022.
How do East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Vanuatu rank globally for compensation of employees?
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 15th and Vanuatu ranks 15th 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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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.