Iran vs Upper middle income: Compensation of employees (% of expense)
Iran
39.8%
in 2009
Upper middle income
20.9%
in 2023
Iran rank
28th
Upper middle income rank
27th
Compensation of employees (% of expense) over time
- Iran
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Iran currently reports 39.8% against 20.9% in Upper middle income, a difference of 18.9%.
That makes Iran's figure about 1.9 times Upper middle income's.
Across all 8 years both countries report, Iran has been ahead every year.
Iran ranks 28th and Upper middle income ranks 27th of 155 countries.
Iran has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 63.2% | 24.2% | 39.0% | Iran |
| 2000s | 42.4% | 26.6% | 15.8% | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher compensation of employees, Iran or Upper middle income?
- Iran, at 39.8% against 20.9% in Upper middle income as of 2009.
- What is the difference in compensation of employees between Iran and Upper middle income?
- 18.9%, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Upper middle income?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2009.
- How do Iran and Upper middle income rank globally for compensation of employees?
- Iran ranks 28th and Upper middle income ranks 27th 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.