Compensation of employees in Serbia

Serbia: Compensation of employees was 443.02 billion current LCU in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
443.02 billion current LCU
Change on year
up 8.3%
World rank
45th
of 156 countries
All-time high
443.02 billion current LCU
in 2022
All-time low
228.17 billion current LCU
in 2007
Years of data
16
2007–2022

Compensation of employees in Serbia, 2007–2022

0100.0B200.0B300.0B400.0B2007201420222007: 228.2B current LCU2008: 278.7B current LCU2009: 287.3B current LCU2010: 295.3B current LCU2011: 327.9B current LCU2012: 357.4B current LCU2013: 264.3B current LCU2014: 267.4B current LCU2015: 254.0B current LCU2016: 261.1B current LCU2017: 270.2B current LCU2018: 298.7B current LCU2019: 336.9B current LCU2020: 383.6B current LCU2021: 409.0B current LCU2022: 443.0B current LCU

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

Analysis

In 2022, compensation of employees in Serbia stood at 443.02 billion current LCU. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.

The figure is up 8.3% on the previous year and up 24.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, compensation of employees in Serbia peaked at 443.02 billion current LCU in 2022 and was at its lowest, 228.17 billion current LCU, in 2007.

Serbia ranks 45th of 156 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

Compensation of employees in Serbia, year by year

Annual values for Compensation of employees (current LCU) in Serbia, 2007 to 2022.
Year current LCU Change
2007 228.17 billion current LCU
2008 278.73 billion current LCU +22.2%
2009 287.26 billion current LCU +3.1%
2010 295.32 billion current LCU +2.8%
2011 327.89 billion current LCU +11.0%
2012 357.42 billion current LCU +9.0%
2013 264.33 billion current LCU -26.0%
2014 267.42 billion current LCU +1.2%
2015 253.97 billion current LCU -5.0%
2016 261.13 billion current LCU +2.8%
2017 270.15 billion current LCU +3.5%
2018 298.70 billion current LCU +10.6%
2019 336.93 billion current LCU +12.8%
2020 383.62 billion current LCU +13.9%
2021 409.03 billion current LCU +6.6%
2022 443.02 billion current LCU +8.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 264.72 billion current LCU 228.17 billion current LCU 287.26 billion current LCU 3
2010s 293.33 billion current LCU 253.97 billion current LCU 357.42 billion current LCU 10
2020s 411.89 billion current LCU 383.62 billion current LCU 443.02 billion current LCU 3

Countries ranked near Serbia

  1. 42 Saudi Arabia 562.26 billion current LCU compare
  2. 43 Burundi 480.99 billion current LCU compare
  3. 44 Dominican Republic 453.52 billion current LCU compare
  4. 46 Rwanda 441.90 billion current LCU compare
  5. 47 Armenia 428.74 billion current LCU compare
  6. 48 Congo 343.51 billion current LCU compare

See the full ranking of 156 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is compensation of employees in Serbia?
Compensation of employees in Serbia was 443.02 billion current LCU in 2022, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest compensation of employees recorded in Serbia?
The highest recorded value was 443.02 billion current LCU in 2022.
What is the lowest compensation of employees recorded in Serbia?
The lowest recorded value was 228.17 billion current LCU in 2007.
How does Serbia rank for compensation of employees?
Serbia ranks 45th out of 156 countries with data for 2022.
Is compensation of employees rising or falling in Serbia?
Over the last ten years it is up 24.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Serbia 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.