El Salvador vs Small states: Compensation of employees
El Salvador
40.9%
in 2023
Small states
21.9%
in 2022
El Salvador rank
23rd
Small states rank
24th
Compensation of employees over time
- El Salvador
- Small states
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 40.9% against 21.9% in Small states, a difference of 19.0%.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.9 times Small states's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.
El Salvador ranks 23rd and Small states ranks 24th of 155 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Small states | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 64.3% | 33.6% | 30.7% | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 43.4% | 35.0% | 8.4% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 41.2% | 28.7% | 12.5% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 38.2% | 25.5% | 12.6% | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher compensation of employees, El Salvador or Small states?
- El Salvador, at 40.9% against 21.9% in Small states as of 2023.
- What is the difference in compensation of employees between El Salvador and Small states?
- 19.0%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Small states?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2022.
- How do El Salvador and Small states rank globally for compensation of employees?
- El Salvador ranks 23rd and Small states ranks 24th 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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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.