Compensation of employees in Bhutan
Bhutan: Compensation of employees was 17.71 billion current LCU in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Compensation of employees in Bhutan, 1982–2020
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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More public sector data for Bhutan
- Arms imports 4.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 5.16 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 4.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 104.88 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2021)
- Tax revenue 12.3% (2020)
- Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency 245.49 (2019)
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains 19.9% (2020)
- Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Percent of GDP 94.12 (2019)
- Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Purchasing power 8.39 (2019)
- Taxes on goods and services 17.9% (2020)
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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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 in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.