Samoa vs Solomon Islands: Compensation of employees

Samoa
46.1%
in 2023
Solomon Islands
47.3%
in 2022
Samoa rank
14th
Solomon Islands rank
12th

Compensation of employees over time

  • Samoa
  • Solomon Islands
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How they compare

Solomon Islands currently reports 47.3% against 46.1% in Samoa, a difference of 1.2%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Samoa ahead.

Samoa ranks 14th and Solomon Islands ranks 12th of 155 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Samoa Solomon Islands Difference Ahead
2010s 42.6% 34.3% 8.2% Samoa
2020s 45.5% 39.8% 5.7% Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher compensation of employees, Samoa or Solomon Islands?
Solomon Islands, at 47.3% against 46.1% in Samoa as of 2022.
What is the difference in compensation of employees between Samoa and Solomon Islands?
1.2%, with Solomon Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Solomon Islands?
11 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2022.
How do Samoa and Solomon Islands rank globally for compensation of employees?
Samoa ranks 14th and Solomon Islands ranks 12th 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.