Gabon vs Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Compensation of employees

Gabon
45.0%
in 2021
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
24.5%
in 2023
Gabon rank
17th
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
19th

Compensation of employees over time

  • Gabon
  • Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
0204060199020062023

How they compare

Gabon currently reports 45.0% against 24.5% in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 20.5%.

That makes Gabon's figure about 1.8 times Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

Across all 10 years both countries report, Gabon has been ahead every year.

Gabon ranks 17th and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 19th of 155 countries.

Gabon has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gabon Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
2010s 47.3% 30.4% 16.9% Gabon
2020s 46.0% 29.9% 16.1% Gabon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher compensation of employees, Gabon or Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Gabon, at 45.0% against 24.5% in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2021.
What is the difference in compensation of employees between Gabon and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
20.5%, with Gabon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
10 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2021.
How do Gabon and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for compensation of employees?
Gabon ranks 17th and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 19th 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.