Compensation of employees in Africa Eastern and Southern
Africa Eastern and Southern: Compensation of employees was 31.6% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Compensation of employees in Africa Eastern and Southern, 2009–2022
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
Africa Eastern and Southern recorded 31.6% for compensation of employees in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and down 22.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, compensation of employees in Africa Eastern and Southern peaked at 41.4% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 31.6%, in 2022.
That places Africa Eastern and Southern 13th out of 41 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Compensation of employees in Africa Eastern and Southern, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 35.7% | — |
| 2010 | 41.4% | +15.8% |
| 2011 | 40.6% | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 40.8% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 37.8% | -7.5% |
| 2014 | 37.4% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 36.4% | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 39.9% | +9.6% |
| 2017 | 40.6% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 36.0% | -11.3% |
| 2019 | 39.3% | +9.1% |
| 2020 | 37.8% | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 32.2% | -14.7% |
| 2022 | 31.6% | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.7% | 35.7% | 35.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 39.0% | 36.0% | 41.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.9% | 31.6% | 37.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Africa Eastern and Southern
More public sector data for Africa Eastern and Southern
- Arms imports 166.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.2212 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -35.66 % change on previous year (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 166.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 17.76 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0109 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -0.536 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 13.66 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 11.17 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is compensation of employees in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Compensation of employees in Africa Eastern and Southern was 31.6% in 2022, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest compensation of employees recorded in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The highest recorded value was 41.4% in 2010.
- What is the lowest compensation of employees recorded in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.6% in 2022.
- How does Africa Eastern and Southern rank for compensation of employees?
- Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 13th out of 41 groups with data for 2022.
- Is compensation of employees rising or falling in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Africa Eastern and Southern 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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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 as percentage of total expenses which is any decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction.