Which has higher compensation of employees, Lebanon or United Arab Emirates?

United Arab Emirates, at 32.2% against 32.1% in Lebanon as of 2023.

What is the difference in compensation of employees between Lebanon and United Arab Emirates?

0.1%, with United Arab Emirates ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and United Arab Emirates?

13 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2021.

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.

Lebanon vs United Arab Emirates: Compensation of employees

Lebanon

32.1%

in 2021

United Arab Emirates

32.2%

in 2023

Lebanon rank

56th

United Arab Emirates rank

54th

Compensation of employees over time

Lebanon
United Arab Emirates

How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 32.2% against 32.1% in Lebanon, a difference of 0.1%.

Across all 13 years both countries report, United Arab Emirates has been ahead every year.

Lebanon ranks 56th and United Arab Emirates ranks 54th of 155 countries.

United Arab Emirates has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lebanon	United Arab Emirates	Difference	Ahead
1990s	26.6%	36.4%	9.8%	United Arab Emirates
2010s	22.9%	34.0%	11.1%	United Arab Emirates
2020s	32.0%	33.7%	1.7%	United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher compensation of employees, Lebanon or United Arab Emirates?: United Arab Emirates, at 32.2% against 32.1% in Lebanon as of 2023.
What is the difference in compensation of employees between Lebanon and United Arab Emirates?: 0.1%, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and United Arab Emirates?: 13 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2021.
How do Lebanon and United Arab Emirates rank globally for compensation of employees?: Lebanon ranks 56th and United Arab Emirates ranks 54th 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: 03 September 2026

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.