Compensation of employees in Albania
Albania: Compensation of employees was 20.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Compensation of employees in Albania, 1995–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
Albania recorded 20.5% for compensation of employees in 2023.
That represents a change of up 14.4% on the previous year and down 19.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, compensation of employees in Albania peaked at 30.6% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 10.7%, in 1998.
That places Albania 95th out of 155 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Compensation of employees in Albania, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 14.3% | — |
| 1996 | 13.5% | -5.5% |
| 1998 | 10.7% | -21.1% |
| 2002 | 30.6% | +186.9% |
| 2003 | 29.4% | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 29.7% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 26.6% | -10.3% |
| 2012 | 26.9% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 25.6% | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 24.9% | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 24.5% | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 23.1% | -5.7% |
| 2017 | 23.8% | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 23.5% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 23.9% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 23.2% | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 22.7% | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 17.9% | -21.0% |
| 2023 | 20.5% | +14.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.8% | 10.7% | 14.3% | 3 |
| 2000s | 29.9% | 29.4% | 30.6% | 3 |
| 2010s | 24.7% | 23.1% | 26.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 21.1% | 17.9% | 23.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Albania
- 92 Uzbekistan 21.3% compare
- 93 Portugal 21.1% compare
- 94 Türkiye 20.9% compare
- 96 Luxembourg 20.5% compare
- 97 Bangladesh 20.3% compare
- 98 Chile 19.9% compare
More public sector data for Albania
- Arms imports 12.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 5.05 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 12.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 225.26 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0198 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 34.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 535.47 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 36.5 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is compensation of employees in Albania?
- Compensation of employees in Albania was 20.5% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest compensation of employees recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 30.6% in 2002.
- What is the lowest compensation of employees recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.7% in 1998.
- How does Albania rank for compensation of employees?
- Albania ranks 95th out of 155 countries with data for 2023.
- Is compensation of employees rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Albania 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.