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

Malawi, at 32.5% against 32.2% in United Arab Emirates as of 2022.

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

12 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2022.

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.

Malawi vs United Arab Emirates: Compensation of employees

Malawi

32.5%

in 2022

United Arab Emirates

32.2%

in 2023

Malawi rank

53rd

United Arab Emirates rank

54th

Compensation of employees over time

Malawi
United Arab Emirates

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 32.5% against 32.2% in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 2011 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.

Malawi ranks 53rd and United Arab Emirates ranks 54th of 155 countries.

United Arab Emirates has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malawi	United Arab Emirates	Difference	Ahead
2010s	29.4%	34.0%	4.6%	United Arab Emirates
2020s	32.4%	32.5%	0.1%	United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher compensation of employees, Malawi or United Arab Emirates?: Malawi, at 32.5% against 32.2% in United Arab Emirates as of 2022.
What is the difference in compensation of employees between Malawi and United Arab Emirates?: 0.3%, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and United Arab Emirates?: 12 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2022.
How do Malawi and United Arab Emirates rank globally for compensation of employees?: Malawi ranks 53rd 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.