Compensation of employees in Afghanistan

Afghanistan: Compensation of employees was 34.0% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
34.0%
Change on year
up 12.8%
World rank
49th
of 155 countries
All-time high
36.8%
in 2006
All-time low
18.4%
in 2008
Years of data
12
2006–2017

Compensation of employees in Afghanistan, 2006–2017

0102030402006201120172006: 36.8 % of expense2007: 28.2 % of expense2008: 18.4 % of expense2009: 23.5 % of expense2010: 23.3 % of expense2011: 22 % of expense2012: 28.8 % of expense2013: 28.8 % of expense2014: 28.6 % of expense2015: 33.7 % of expense2016: 30.1 % of expense2017: 34 % of expense

Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.

Analysis

In 2017, compensation of employees in Afghanistan stood at 34.0%.

That represents a change of up 12.8% on the previous year and up 20.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, compensation of employees in Afghanistan peaked at 36.8% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 18.4%, in 2008.

Afghanistan ranks 49th of 155 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.

Compensation of employees in Afghanistan, year by year

Annual values for Compensation of employees (% of expense) in Afghanistan, 2006 to 2017.
Year % of expense Change
2006 36.8%
2007 28.2% -23.2%
2008 18.4% -35.0%
2009 23.5% +27.7%
2010 23.3% -0.7%
2011 22.0% -5.6%
2012 28.8% +31.1%
2013 28.8% +0.1%
2014 28.6% -0.9%
2015 33.7% +17.9%
2016 30.1% -10.7%
2017 34.0% +12.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 26.7% 18.4% 36.8% 4
2010s 28.7% 22.0% 34.0% 8

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Frequently asked questions

What is compensation of employees in Afghanistan?
Compensation of employees in Afghanistan was 34.0% in 2017, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest compensation of employees recorded in Afghanistan?
The highest recorded value was 36.8% in 2006.
What is the lowest compensation of employees recorded in Afghanistan?
The lowest recorded value was 18.4% in 2008.
How does Afghanistan rank for compensation of employees?
Afghanistan ranks 49th out of 155 countries with data for 2017.
Is compensation of employees rising or falling in Afghanistan?
Over the last ten years it is up 20.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Afghanistan 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 (% of expense). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Compensation of employees (% of expense)
Unit
% of expense
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
196 places, 5,286 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 as percentage of total expenses which is any decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction.