Jamaica vs OECD members: Compensation of employees

Jamaica
38.0%
in 2020
OECD members
13.5%
in 2023
Jamaica rank
36th
OECD members rank
40th

Compensation of employees over time

  • Jamaica
  • OECD members
10203040197219972023

How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 38.0% against 13.5% in OECD members, a difference of 24.5%.

That makes Jamaica's figure about 2.8 times OECD members's.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Jamaica has been ahead every year.

Jamaica ranks 36th and OECD members ranks 40th of 155 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Jamaica OECD members Difference Ahead
1980s 42.2% 14.0% 28.2% Jamaica
1990s 36.5% 13.1% 23.4% Jamaica
2000s 35.4% 14.0% 21.5% Jamaica
2010s 39.2% 13.7% 25.5% Jamaica
2020s 38.0% 12.7% 25.3% Jamaica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher compensation of employees, Jamaica or OECD members?
Jamaica, at 38.0% against 13.5% in OECD members as of 2020.
What is the difference in compensation of employees between Jamaica and OECD members?
24.5%, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and OECD members?
33 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2020.
How do Jamaica and OECD members rank globally for compensation of employees?
Jamaica ranks 36th and OECD members ranks 40th 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.