Maldives vs World: Compensation of employees

Maldives
39.1%
in 2021
World
19.1%
in 2022
Maldives rank
31st
World rank
30th

Compensation of employees over time

  • Maldives
  • World
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How they compare

Maldives currently reports 39.1% against 19.1% in World, a difference of 20.0%.

That makes Maldives's figure about 2.1 times World's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Maldives ahead.

Maldives ranks 31st and World ranks 30th of 155 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Maldives World Difference Ahead
2000s 25.3% 21.9% 3.5% Maldives
2010s 45.0% 23.4% 21.6% Maldives
2020s 41.4% 21.3% 20.2% Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher compensation of employees, Maldives or World?
Maldives, at 39.1% against 19.1% in World as of 2021.
What is the difference in compensation of employees between Maldives and World?
20.0%, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and World?
19 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2021.
How do Maldives and World rank globally for compensation of employees?
Maldives ranks 31st and World ranks 30th 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.