Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) vs Iraq: Compensation of employees

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
34.5%
in 2021
Iraq
51.9%
in 2019
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank
8th
Iraq rank
5th

Compensation of employees over time

  • Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
  • Iraq
0204060201020152021

How they compare

Iraq currently reports 51.9% against 34.5% in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), a difference of 17.4%.

That makes Iraq's figure about 1.5 times Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)'s.

Across all 6 years both countries report, Iraq has been ahead every year.

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 8th and Iraq ranks 5th of 41 groups.

Iraq has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher compensation of employees, Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) or Iraq?
Iraq, at 51.9% against 34.5% in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) as of 2019.
What is the difference in compensation of employees between Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Iraq?
17.4%, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Iraq?
6 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2019.
How do Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Iraq rank globally for compensation of employees?
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 8th and Iraq ranks 5th 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.