Jordan vs Low & middle income: Compensation of employees

Jordan
46.0%
in 2023
Low & middle income
25.2%
in 2022
Jordan rank
16th
Low & middle income rank
18th

Compensation of employees over time

  • Jordan
  • Low & middle income
020406080199020062023

How they compare

Jordan currently reports 46.0% against 25.2% in Low & middle income, a difference of 20.8%.

That makes Jordan's figure about 1.8 times Low & middle income's.

Across all 15 years both countries report, Jordan has been ahead every year.

Jordan ranks 16th and Low & middle income ranks 18th of 155 countries.

Jordan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Jordan Low & middle income Difference Ahead
2000s 49.3% 32.1% 17.1% Jordan
2010s 48.2% 30.2% 18.0% Jordan
2020s 46.4% 27.9% 18.5% Jordan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher compensation of employees, Jordan or Low & middle income?
Jordan, at 46.0% against 25.2% in Low & middle income as of 2023.
What is the difference in compensation of employees between Jordan and Low & middle income?
20.8%, with Jordan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Low & middle income?
15 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2022.
How do Jordan and Low & middle income rank globally for compensation of employees?
Jordan ranks 16th and Low & middle income ranks 18th 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

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.