Compensation of employees in Maldives

Maldives: Compensation of employees was 9.30 billion current LCU in 2021. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2021)
9.30 billion current LCU
Change on year
up 5.2%
World rank
111th
of 156 countries
All-time high
9.30 billion current LCU
in 2021
All-time low
10.70 million current LCU
in 1979
Years of data
40
1979–2021

Compensation of employees in Maldives, 1979–2021

02.0B4.0B6.0B8.0B10.0B1979200020211979: 10.7M current LCU1980: 14.6M current LCU1981: 21.9M current LCU1982: 24.5M current LCU1983: 33.1M current LCU1984: 37.6M current LCU1985: 43.0M current LCU1986: 47.9M current LCU1987: 56.9M current LCU1988: 70.9M current LCU1990: 89.1M current LCU1991: 122.3M current LCU1992: 143.6M current LCU1993: 161.4M current LCU1994: 184.9M current LCU1995: 232.2M current LCU1996: 249.3M current LCU1997: 269.9M current LCU1998: 290.7M current LCU1999: 366.1M current LCU2000: 466.9M current LCU2001: 505.8M current LCU2002: 533.9M current LCU2003: 564.1M current LCU2004: 718.7M current LCU2005: 974.3M current LCU2006: 1.1B current LCU2007: 1.2B current LCU2008: 2.6B current LCU2009: 2.9B current LCU2010: 2.5B current LCU2011: 5.7B current LCU2014: 6.1B current LCU2015: 7.3B current LCU2016: 7.5B current LCU2017: 7.5B current LCU2018: 8.3B current LCU2019: 8.9B current LCU2020: 8.8B current LCU2021: 9.3B current LCU

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

Analysis

Maldives recorded 9.30 billion current LCU for compensation of employees in 2021. That is the highest value across all 40 years on record.

That represents a change of up 5.2% on the previous year and up 62.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, compensation of employees in Maldives peaked at 9.30 billion current LCU in 2021 and was at its lowest, 10.70 million current LCU, in 1979.

Maldives ranks 111th 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
1970s 10.70 million current LCU 10.70 million current LCU 10.70 million current LCU 1
1980s 38.93 million current LCU 14.60 million current LCU 70.90 million current LCU 9
1990s 210.95 million current LCU 89.10 million current LCU 366.10 million current LCU 10
2000s 1.16 billion current LCU 466.90 million current LCU 2.94 billion current LCU 10
2010s 6.72 billion current LCU 2.49 billion current LCU 8.90 billion current LCU 8
2020s 9.07 billion current LCU 8.84 billion current LCU 9.30 billion current LCU 2

Countries ranked near Maldives

  1. 108 Ecuador 10.10 billion current LCU compare
  2. 109 Belarus 10.02 billion current LCU compare
  3. 110 Republic of Moldova 9.92 billion current LCU compare
  4. 112 Finland 9.00 billion current LCU compare
  5. 113 Slovakia 8.96 billion current LCU compare
  6. 114 Tunisia 8.75 billion current LCU compare

See the full ranking of 156 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is compensation of employees in Maldives?
Compensation of employees in Maldives was 9.30 billion current LCU in 2021, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest compensation of employees recorded in Maldives?
The highest recorded value was 9.30 billion current LCU in 2021.
What is the lowest compensation of employees recorded in Maldives?
The lowest recorded value was 10.70 million current LCU in 1979.
How does Maldives rank for compensation of employees?
Maldives ranks 111th out of 156 countries with data for 2021.
Is compensation of employees rising or falling in Maldives?
Over the last ten years it is up 62.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Maldives 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.