Ethiopia vs United Kingdom: Compensation of employees (% of expense)

Ethiopia
14.8%
in 2023
United Kingdom
15.8%
in 2023
Ethiopia rank
118th
United Kingdom rank
115th

Compensation of employees (% of expense) over time

  • Ethiopia
  • United Kingdom
102030405060197219972023

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 15.8% against 14.8% in Ethiopia, a difference of 1.0%.

That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.1 times Ethiopia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 118th and United Kingdom ranks 115th of 155 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 2 and United Kingdom in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1990s 39.8% 14.0% 25.8% Ethiopia
2000s 18.0% 15.3% 2.7% Ethiopia
2010s 11.3% 14.3% 3.0% United Kingdom
2020s 13.9% 15.1% 1.2% United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher compensation of employees, Ethiopia or United Kingdom?
United Kingdom, at 15.8% against 14.8% in Ethiopia as of 2023.
What is the difference in compensation of employees between Ethiopia and United Kingdom?
1.0%, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and United Kingdom?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Ethiopia and United Kingdom rank globally for compensation of employees?
Ethiopia ranks 118th and United Kingdom ranks 115th 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.