East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Lesotho: Compensation of employees

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
27.3%
in 2022
Lesotho
44.7%
in 2022
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
15th
Lesotho rank
18th

Compensation of employees over time

  • East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • Lesotho
0204060198720042022

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 44.7% against 27.3% in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 17.4%.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.6 times East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Lesotho ahead.

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 15th and Lesotho ranks 18th of 41 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) Lesotho Difference Ahead
2000s 32.5% 35.0% 2.6% Lesotho
2010s 28.9% 42.2% 13.3% Lesotho
2020s 26.9% 43.7% 16.7% Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher compensation of employees, East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) or Lesotho?
Lesotho, at 44.7% against 27.3% in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2022.
What is the difference in compensation of employees between East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Lesotho?
17.4%, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Lesotho?
17 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2022.
How do East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Lesotho rank globally for compensation of employees?
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 15th and Lesotho ranks 18th 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.