Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Somalia: Compensation of employees

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
24.5%
in 2023
Somalia
42.0%
in 2023
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
19th
Somalia rank
21st

Compensation of employees over time

  • Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • Somalia
0204060199020062023

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 42.0% against 24.5% in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 17.5%.

That makes Somalia's figure about 1.7 times Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Somalia has been ahead every year.

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 19th and Somalia ranks 21st of 41 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) Somalia Difference Ahead
2010s 31.8% 54.7% 22.9% Somalia
2020s 27.7% 44.7% 17.0% Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher compensation of employees, Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) or Somalia?
Somalia, at 42.0% against 24.5% in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2023.
What is the difference in compensation of employees between Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Somalia?
17.5%, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Somalia?
5 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2023.
How do Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Somalia rank globally for compensation of employees?
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 19th and Somalia ranks 21st of 41 groups.
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.