Compensation of employees in Austria
Austria: Compensation of employees was 10.1% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Compensation of employees in Austria, 1972–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
The most recent figure for compensation of employees in Austria is 10.1%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.1% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, compensation of employees in Austria peaked at 32.0% in 1972 and was at its lowest, 9.7%, in 2022.
That places Austria 139th out of 155 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 52 years of available data.
Compensation of employees in Austria, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 32.0% | — |
| 1973 | 23.5% | -26.6% |
| 1974 | 23.2% | -1.2% |
| 1975 | 23.6% | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 24.0% | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 23.4% | -2.6% |
| 1978 | 22.6% | -3.1% |
| 1979 | 22.5% | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 22.2% | -1.1% |
| 1981 | 22.2% | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 21.8% | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 21.5% | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 21.4% | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 21.6% | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 21.4% | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 21.0% | -1.9% |
| 1988 | 20.1% | -4.3% |
| 1989 | 20.5% | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 10.1% | -50.4% |
| 1991 | 10.2% | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 10.1% | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 9.8% | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 9.7% | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 11.1% | +14.1% |
| 1996 | 10.9% | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 10.9% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 10.8% | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 10.9% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 10.8% | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 10.4% | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 10.3% | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 10.4% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 9.8% | -5.7% |
| 2005 | 11.0% | +11.7% |
| 2006 | 11.1% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 11.0% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 11.0% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 10.8% | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 11.0% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 10.8% | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 10.6% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 10.4% | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 10.3% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 10.6% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 10.6% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 10.8% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 10.8% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 10.8% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 9.9% | -8.6% |
| 2021 | 9.8% | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 9.7% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 10.1% | +4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 24.3% | 22.5% | 32.0% | 8 |
| 1980s | 21.4% | 20.1% | 22.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.5% | 9.7% | 11.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.7% | 9.8% | 11.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.7% | 10.3% | 11.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.9% | 9.7% | 10.1% | 4 |
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More public sector data for Austria
- Arms imports 13.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 1.42 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -23.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 13.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 572.97 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0098 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 18.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 5.26 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 206.01 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is compensation of employees in Austria?
- Compensation of employees in Austria was 10.1% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest compensation of employees recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 32.0% in 1972.
- What is the lowest compensation of employees recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.7% in 2022.
- How does Austria rank for compensation of employees?
- Austria ranks 139th out of 155 countries with data for 2023.
- Is compensation of employees rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Austria 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.