Kiribati vs Malaysia: Compensation of employees

Kiribati
31.4%
in 2023
Malaysia
29.6%
in 2023
Kiribati rank
60th
Malaysia rank
63rd

Compensation of employees over time

  • Kiribati
  • Malaysia
010203040199620092023

How they compare

Kiribati currently reports 31.4% against 29.6% in Malaysia, a difference of 1.8%.

That makes Kiribati's figure about 1.1 times Malaysia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Kiribati ahead.

Kiribati ranks 60th and Malaysia ranks 63rd of 155 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Kiribati Malaysia Difference Ahead
2010s 39.2% 31.7% 7.5% Kiribati
2020s 32.6% 30.2% 2.4% Kiribati

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher compensation of employees, Kiribati or Malaysia?
Kiribati, at 31.4% against 29.6% in Malaysia as of 2023.
What is the difference in compensation of employees between Kiribati and Malaysia?
1.8%, with Kiribati ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Malaysia?
13 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2023.
How do Kiribati and Malaysia rank globally for compensation of employees?
Kiribati ranks 60th and Malaysia ranks 63rd 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.