Compensation of employees in Bhutan

Bhutan: Compensation of employees was 17.71 billion current LCU in 2020. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2020)
17.71 billion current LCU
Change on year
up 42.5%
World rank
102nd
of 156 countries
All-time high
17.71 billion current LCU
in 2020
All-time low
80.10 million current LCU
in 1983
Years of data
36
1982–2020

Compensation of employees in Bhutan, 1982–2020

05.0B10.0B15.0B20.0B1982200120201982: 81.2M current LCU1983: 80.1M current LCU1984: 91.9M current LCU1988: 364.0M current LCU1989: 474.5M current LCU1990: 516.5M current LCU1991: 530.1M current LCU1992: 512.6M current LCU1993: 506.0M current LCU1994: 512.9M current LCU1995: 613.5M current LCU1996: 672.4M current LCU1997: 906.8M current LCU1998: 1.1B current LCU1999: 1.2B current LCU2000: 1.6B current LCU2001: 1.7B current LCU2002: 1.9B current LCU2003: 1.9B current LCU2004: 2.1B current LCU2005: 2.7B current LCU2006: 3.1B current LCU2007: 3.6B current LCU2008: 3.9B current LCU2009: 5.0B current LCU2010: 6.0B current LCU2011: 7.0B current LCU2012: 7.6B current LCU2013: 8.0B current LCU2014: 8.3B current LCU2015: 10.0B current LCU2016: 10.1B current LCU2017: 10.0B current LCU2018: 10.4B current LCU2019: 12.4B current LCU2020: 17.7B current LCU

Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current LCU.

Analysis

In 2020, compensation of employees in Bhutan stood at 17.71 billion current LCU. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 42.5% on the previous year and up 195.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, compensation of employees in Bhutan peaked at 17.71 billion current LCU in 2020 and was at its lowest, 80.10 million current LCU, in 1983.

Bhutan ranks 102nd of 156 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 218.34 million current LCU 80.10 million current LCU 474.50 million current LCU 5
1990s 708.47 million current LCU 506.00 million current LCU 1.23 billion current LCU 10
2000s 2.75 billion current LCU 1.61 billion current LCU 4.99 billion current LCU 10
2010s 8.99 billion current LCU 5.99 billion current LCU 12.42 billion current LCU 10
2020s 17.71 billion current LCU 17.71 billion current LCU 17.71 billion current LCU 1

Countries ranked near Bhutan

  1. 99 Sudan 22.91 billion current LCU compare
  2. 100 Cabo Verde 21.70 billion current LCU compare
  3. 101 Greece 20.46 billion current LCU compare
  4. 103 Vanuatu 17.35 billion current LCU compare
  5. 104 Trinidad and Tobago 16.98 billion current LCU compare
  6. 105 Niger 16.84 billion current LCU

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Frequently asked questions

What is compensation of employees in Bhutan?
Compensation of employees in Bhutan was 17.71 billion current LCU in 2020, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest compensation of employees recorded in Bhutan?
The highest recorded value was 17.71 billion current LCU in 2020.
What is the lowest compensation of employees recorded in Bhutan?
The lowest recorded value was 80.10 million current LCU in 1983.
How does Bhutan rank for compensation of employees?
Bhutan ranks 102nd out of 156 countries with data for 2020.
Is compensation of employees rising or falling in Bhutan?
Over the last ten years it is up 195.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Bhutan data come from?
The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Compensation of employees (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Compensation of employees (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
156 places, 4,496 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 in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.