Compensation of employees in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Compensation of employees was 23.97 billion current LCU in 2024. ▲ Rising
Compensation of employees in United Arab Emirates, 1997–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
United Arab Emirates recorded 23.97 billion current LCU for compensation of employees in 2024. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, compensation of employees in United Arab Emirates peaked at 23.97 billion current LCU in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.46 billion current LCU, in 1997.
That places United Arab Emirates 96th 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 17 years of available data.
Compensation of employees in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | current LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 6.46 billion current LCU | — |
| 1998 | 6.70 billion current LCU | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 6.92 billion current LCU | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 15.76 billion current LCU | +127.7% |
| 2012 | 18.17 billion current LCU | +15.3% |
| 2013 | 18.52 billion current LCU | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 19.76 billion current LCU | +6.7% |
| 2015 | 20.68 billion current LCU | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 20.39 billion current LCU | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 21.47 billion current LCU | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 21.86 billion current LCU | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 22.53 billion current LCU | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 23.15 billion current LCU | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 21.87 billion current LCU | -5.5% |
| 2022 | 21.61 billion current LCU | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 23.26 billion current LCU | +7.6% |
| 2024 | 23.97 billion current LCU | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.69 billion current LCU | 6.46 billion current LCU | 6.92 billion current LCU | 3 |
| 2010s | 19.91 billion current LCU | 15.76 billion current LCU | 22.53 billion current LCU | 9 |
| 2020s | 22.77 billion current LCU | 21.61 billion current LCU | 23.97 billion current LCU | 5 |
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More public sector data for United Arab Emirates
- Arms imports 932.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 84.83 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0017 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -1.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 932.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 2,823 current USD per person (2014)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0535 current USD per US$ of GDP (2014)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -3.42 % change on previous year (2014)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 22.76 billion current USD (2014)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 13,348 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is compensation of employees in United Arab Emirates?
- Compensation of employees in United Arab Emirates was 23.97 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 United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 23.97 billion current LCU in 2024.
- What is the lowest compensation of employees recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.46 billion current LCU in 1997.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for compensation of employees?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 96th out of 156 countries with data for 2024.
- Is compensation of employees rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates 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.