Compensation of employees in Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Iran (Islamic Republic of): Compensation of employees was 321.02 trillion current LCU in 2009. β—† Volatile

Latest (2009)
321.02 trillion current LCU
Change on year
up 23.2%
World rank
1st
of 156 countries
All-time high
321.02 trillion current LCU
in 2009
All-time low
131.90 billion current LCU
in 1972
Years of data
38
1972–2009

Compensation of employees in Iran (Islamic Republic of), 1972–2009

0100.0T200.0T300.0T1972199020091972: 131.9B current LCU1973: 152.2B current LCU1974: 274.6B current LCU1975: 347.5B current LCU1976: 469.7B current LCU1977: 604.4B current LCU1978: 743.6B current LCU1979: 1.0T current LCU1980: 1.1T current LCU1981: 1.2T current LCU1982: 1.4T current LCU1983: 1.5T current LCU1984: 1.6T current LCU1985: 1.8T current LCU1986: 1.9T current LCU1987: 2.1T current LCU1988: 2.3T current LCU1989: 2.5T current LCU1990: 2.9T current LCU1991: 4.2T current LCU1992: 5.1T current LCU1993: 9.2T current LCU1994: 13.0T current LCU1995: 16.4T current LCU1996: 25.5T current LCU1997: 31.4T current LCU1998: 40.6T current LCU1999: 42.7T current LCU2000: 55.4T current LCU2001: 66.1T current LCU2002: 85.1T current LCU2003: 97.2T current LCU2004: 121.1T current LCU2005: 159.3T current LCU2006: 193.0T current LCU2007: 198.2T current LCU2008: 260.5T current LCU2009: 321.0T current LCU

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

Analysis

Iran (Islamic Republic of) recorded 321.02 trillion current LCU for compensation of employees in 2009. That is the highest value across all 38 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 23.2% on the previous year and up 652.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, compensation of employees in Iran (Islamic Republic of) peaked at 321.02 trillion current LCU in 2009 and was at its lowest, 131.90 billion current LCU, in 1972.

That places Iran (Islamic Republic of) 1st out of 156 countries with data for 2009, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 467.77 billion current LCU 131.90 billion current LCU 1.02 trillion current LCU 8
1980s 1.73 trillion current LCU 1.07 trillion current LCU 2.47 trillion current LCU 10
1990s 19.10 trillion current LCU 2.94 trillion current LCU 42.67 trillion current LCU 10
2000s 155.70 trillion current LCU 55.45 trillion current LCU 321.02 trillion current LCU 10

Countries ranked near Iran (Islamic Republic of)

  1. 2 Indonesia 127.66 trillion current LCU compare
  2. 3 Lebanon 87.05 trillion current LCU compare
  3. 4 Korea 62.92 trillion current LCU compare

See the full ranking of 156 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is compensation of employees in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
Compensation of employees in Iran (Islamic Republic of) was 321.02 trillion current LCU in 2009, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest compensation of employees recorded in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
The highest recorded value was 321.02 trillion current LCU in 2009.
What is the lowest compensation of employees recorded in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
The lowest recorded value was 131.90 billion current LCU in 1972.
How does Iran (Islamic Republic of) rank for compensation of employees?
Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 1st out of 156 countries with data for 2009.
Is compensation of employees rising or falling in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
Over the last ten years it is up 652.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Iran (Islamic Republic of) 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.