Compensation of employees (% of expense) in Albania
Albania: Compensation of employees (% of expense) 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 (% of expense) 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% |
Albania compared with similar countries
- Albania's 20.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 26.6%, 77% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Albania's 20.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 16.4%, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Compensation of employees (% of expense) in Albania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +186.9% | 10.7% | 30.6% |
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
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- 96 Luxembourg 20.5% compare
- 97 Bangladesh 20.3% compare
- 98 Chile 19.9% compare
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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.