Kenya vs Singapore: Compensation of employees

Kenya
18.4%
in 2023
Singapore
18.8%
in 2023
Kenya rank
106th
Singapore rank
104th

Compensation of employees over time

  • Kenya
  • Singapore
10203040197219972023

How they compare

Singapore currently reports 18.8% against 18.4% in Kenya, a difference of 0.4%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2014 it was Kenya ahead.

Kenya ranks 106th and Singapore ranks 104th of 155 countries.

Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Singapore Difference Ahead
2010s 31.5% 25.8% 5.7% Kenya
2020s 24.1% 18.5% 5.7% Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher compensation of employees, Kenya or Singapore?
Singapore, at 18.8% against 18.4% in Kenya as of 2023.
What is the difference in compensation of employees between Kenya and Singapore?
0.4%, with Singapore ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Singapore?
10 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2023.
How do Kenya and Singapore rank globally for compensation of employees?
Kenya ranks 106th and Singapore ranks 104th 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.