Jordan vs Latin America & Caribbean: Compensation of employees
Compensation of employees over time
- Jordan
- Latin America & Caribbean
How they compare
Jordan currently reports 46.0% against 24.5% in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 21.5%.
That makes Jordan's figure about 1.9 times Latin America & Caribbean's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Jordan ahead.
Jordan ranks 16th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 19th of 155 countries.
Jordan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jordan | Latin America & Caribbean | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 67.3% | 25.1% | 42.2% | Jordan |
| 2000s | 53.5% | 31.2% | 22.2% | Jordan |
| 2010s | 48.2% | 30.6% | 17.6% | Jordan |
| 2020s | 46.3% | 28.1% | 18.2% | Jordan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher compensation of employees, Jordan or Latin America & Caribbean?
- Jordan, at 46.0% against 24.5% in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2023.
- What is the difference in compensation of employees between Jordan and Latin America & Caribbean?
- 21.5%, with Jordan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Latin America & Caribbean?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.
- How do Jordan and Latin America & Caribbean rank globally for compensation of employees?
- Jordan ranks 16th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 19th 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.