Compensation of employees in North Macedonia

North Macedonia: Compensation of employees was 44.57 billion current LCU in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
44.57 billion current LCU
Change on year
up 18.9%
World rank
84th
of 156 countries
All-time high
44.57 billion current LCU
in 2024
All-time low
20.83 billion current LCU
in 2008
Years of data
20
2005–2024

Compensation of employees in North Macedonia, 2005–2024

010.0B20.0B30.0B40.0B2005201420242005: 23.4B current LCU2006: 23.9B current LCU2007: 26.6B current LCU2008: 20.8B current LCU2009: 22.7B current LCU2010: 22.6B current LCU2011: 23.1B current LCU2012: 22.7B current LCU2013: 22.8B current LCU2014: 23.3B current LCU2015: 25.0B current LCU2016: 26.4B current LCU2017: 26.6B current LCU2018: 26.7B current LCU2019: 28.2B current LCU2020: 30.1B current LCU2021: 31.5B current LCU2022: 32.9B current LCU2023: 37.5B current LCU2024: 44.6B current LCU

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

Analysis

North Macedonia recorded 44.57 billion current LCU for compensation of employees in 2024. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.

The figure is up 18.9% on the previous year and up 91.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, compensation of employees in North Macedonia peaked at 44.57 billion current LCU in 2024 and was at its lowest, 20.83 billion current LCU, in 2008.

That places North Macedonia 84th out of 156 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

Compensation of employees in North Macedonia, year by year

Annual values for Compensation of employees (current LCU) in North Macedonia, 2005 to 2024.
Year current LCU Change
2005 23.45 billion current LCU
2006 23.92 billion current LCU +2.0%
2007 26.59 billion current LCU +11.2%
2008 20.83 billion current LCU -21.7%
2009 22.70 billion current LCU +9.0%
2010 22.64 billion current LCU -0.3%
2011 23.15 billion current LCU +2.2%
2012 22.71 billion current LCU -1.9%
2013 22.77 billion current LCU +0.2%
2014 23.33 billion current LCU +2.4%
2015 25.01 billion current LCU +7.2%
2016 26.36 billion current LCU +5.4%
2017 26.56 billion current LCU +0.7%
2018 26.71 billion current LCU +0.6%
2019 28.19 billion current LCU +5.5%
2020 30.10 billion current LCU +6.8%
2021 31.49 billion current LCU +4.6%
2022 32.87 billion current LCU +4.4%
2023 37.47 billion current LCU +14.0%
2024 44.57 billion current LCU +18.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 23.50 billion current LCU 20.83 billion current LCU 26.59 billion current LCU 5
2010s 24.74 billion current LCU 22.64 billion current LCU 28.19 billion current LCU 10
2020s 35.30 billion current LCU 30.10 billion current LCU 44.57 billion current LCU 5

Countries ranked near North Macedonia

  1. 81 Zambia 53.95 billion current LCU compare
  2. 82 Mauritius 51.76 billion current LCU compare
  3. 83 Ghana 50.81 billion current LCU compare
  4. 85 Guatemala 37.99 billion current LCU compare
  5. 86 Netherlands 37.39 billion current LCU compare
  6. 87 New Zealand 35.91 billion current LCU compare

See the full ranking of 156 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is compensation of employees in North Macedonia?
Compensation of employees in North Macedonia was 44.57 billion current LCU in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest compensation of employees recorded in North Macedonia?
The highest recorded value was 44.57 billion current LCU in 2024.
What is the lowest compensation of employees recorded in North Macedonia?
The lowest recorded value was 20.83 billion current LCU in 2008.
How does North Macedonia rank for compensation of employees?
North Macedonia ranks 84th out of 156 countries with data for 2024.
Is compensation of employees rising or falling in North Macedonia?
Over the last ten years it is up 91.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this North Macedonia 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
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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.