Panama vs Tonga: Compensation of employees

Panama
34.3%
in 2021
Tonga
33.8%
in 2023
Panama rank
48th
Tonga rank
51st

Compensation of employees over time

  • Panama
  • Tonga
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How they compare

Panama currently reports 34.3% against 33.8% in Tonga, a difference of 0.5%.

Across all 8 years both countries report, Tonga has been ahead every year.

Panama ranks 48th and Tonga ranks 51st of 155 countries.

Tonga has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Panama Tonga Difference Ahead
2010s 31.7% 41.2% 9.5% Tonga
2020s 33.5% 39.0% 5.5% Tonga

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher compensation of employees, Panama or Tonga?
Panama, at 34.3% against 33.8% in Tonga as of 2021.
What is the difference in compensation of employees between Panama and Tonga?
0.5%, with Panama ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Tonga?
8 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2021.
How do Panama and Tonga rank globally for compensation of employees?
Panama ranks 48th and Tonga ranks 51st 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

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.