Lesotho vs Low & middle income: Compensation of employees

Lesotho
44.7%
in 2022
Low & middle income
25.2%
in 2022
Lesotho rank
18th
Low & middle income rank
18th

Compensation of employees over time

  • Lesotho
  • Low & middle income
0204060198720042022

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 44.7% against 25.2% in Low & middle income, a difference of 19.5%.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.8 times Low & middle income's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Low & middle income ahead.

Lesotho ranks 18th and Low & middle income ranks 18th of 155 countries.

Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Low & middle income Difference Ahead
2000s 32.4% 32.1% 0.3% Lesotho
2010s 42.2% 30.2% 12.0% Lesotho
2020s 43.7% 27.9% 15.8% Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher compensation of employees, Lesotho or Low & middle income?
Lesotho, at 44.7% against 25.2% in Low & middle income as of 2022.
What is the difference in compensation of employees between Lesotho and Low & middle income?
19.5%, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Low & middle income?
15 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2022.
How do Lesotho and Low & middle income rank globally for compensation of employees?
Lesotho ranks 18th and Low & middle income ranks 18th 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.