Namibia vs South Asia: Compensation of employees
Namibia
38.8%
in 2023
South Asia
18.6%
in 2022
Namibia rank
33rd
South Asia rank
32nd
Compensation of employees over time
- Namibia
- South Asia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 38.8% against 18.6% in South Asia, a difference of 20.2%.
That makes Namibia's figure about 2.1 times South Asia's.
Across all 26 years both countries report, Namibia has been ahead every year.
Namibia ranks 33rd and South Asia ranks 32nd of 155 countries.
Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | South Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51.7% | 16.2% | 35.5% | Namibia |
| 2000s | 48.1% | 22.5% | 25.6% | Namibia |
| 2010s | 44.2% | 23.7% | 20.6% | Namibia |
| 2020s | 42.9% | 20.5% | 22.5% | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher compensation of employees, Namibia or South Asia?
- Namibia, at 38.8% against 18.6% in South Asia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in compensation of employees between Namibia and South Asia?
- 20.2%, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and South Asia?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2022.
- How do Namibia and South Asia rank globally for compensation of employees?
- Namibia ranks 33rd and South Asia ranks 32nd 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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About this data
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.