Lao People's Democratic Republic vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Compensation of employees

Lao People's Democratic Republic
54.2%
in 2022
Sub-Saharan Africa
35.9%
in 2021
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
2nd
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
4th

Compensation of employees over time

  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
0204060200820152022

How they compare

Lao People's Democratic Republic currently reports 54.2% against 35.9% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 18.3%.

That makes Lao People's Democratic Republic's figure about 1.5 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 13 years both countries report, Lao People's Democratic Republic has been ahead every year.

Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 2nd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 4th of 155 countries.

Lao People's Democratic Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lao People's Democratic Republic Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
2000s 49.0% 35.7% 13.3% Lao People's Democratic Republic
2010s 50.6% 38.2% 12.4% Lao People's Democratic Republic
2020s 57.5% 36.9% 20.5% Lao People's Democratic Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher compensation of employees, Lao People's Democratic Republic or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 54.2% against 35.9% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2022.
What is the difference in compensation of employees between Lao People's Democratic Republic and Sub-Saharan Africa?
18.3%, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and Sub-Saharan Africa?
13 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2021.
How do Lao People's Democratic Republic and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for compensation of employees?
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 2nd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 4th 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.