Jordan vs Other small states: Compensation of employees
Compensation of employees over time
- Jordan
- Other small states
How they compare
Jordan currently reports 46.0% against 26.6% in Other small states, a difference of 19.4%.
That makes Jordan's figure about 1.7 times Other small states's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Jordan ahead.
Jordan ranks 16th and Other small states ranks 17th of 155 countries.
Jordan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jordan | Other small states | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 64.7% | 35.5% | 29.2% | Jordan |
| 2000s | 53.5% | 36.0% | 17.5% | Jordan |
| 2010s | 48.2% | 28.1% | 20.1% | Jordan |
| 2020s | 46.3% | 25.8% | 20.5% | Jordan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher compensation of employees, Jordan or Other small states?
- Jordan, at 46.0% against 26.6% in Other small states as of 2023.
- What is the difference in compensation of employees between Jordan and Other small states?
- 19.4%, with Jordan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Other small states?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Jordan and Other small states rank globally for compensation of employees?
- Jordan ranks 16th and Other small states ranks 17th 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.