Iraq vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Compensation of employees

Iraq
51.9%
in 2019
Sub-Saharan Africa
35.9%
in 2021
Iraq rank
5th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
4th

Compensation of employees over time

  • Iraq
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
0204060200920152021

How they compare

Iraq currently reports 51.9% against 35.9% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 16.0%.

That makes Iraq's figure about 1.4 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

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

Iraq ranks 5th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 4th of 155 countries.

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

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher compensation of employees, Iraq or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Iraq, at 51.9% against 35.9% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2019.
What is the difference in compensation of employees between Iraq and Sub-Saharan Africa?
16.0%, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Sub-Saharan Africa?
6 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2019.
How do Iraq and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for compensation of employees?
Iraq ranks 5th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 4th 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.