High income vs Jamaica: Compensation of employees

High income
16.1%
in 2023
Jamaica
38.0%
in 2020
High income rank
36th
Jamaica rank
36th

Compensation of employees over time

  • High income
  • Jamaica
10203040197820002023

How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 38.0% against 16.1% in High income, a difference of 21.9%.

That makes Jamaica's figure about 2.4 times High income's.

Across all 32 years both countries report, Jamaica has been ahead every year.

High income ranks 36th and Jamaica ranks 36th of 41 groups.

Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade High income Jamaica Difference Ahead
1980s 14.5% 43.0% 28.5% Jamaica
1990s 13.7% 36.5% 22.9% Jamaica
2000s 15.7% 35.4% 19.7% Jamaica
2010s 15.8% 39.2% 23.4% Jamaica
2020s 15.2% 38.0% 22.8% Jamaica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher compensation of employees, High income or Jamaica?
Jamaica, at 38.0% against 16.1% in High income as of 2020.
What is the difference in compensation of employees between High income and Jamaica?
21.9%, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for High income and Jamaica?
32 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2020.
How do High income and Jamaica rank globally for compensation of employees?
High income ranks 36th and Jamaica ranks 36th 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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About this data

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.