Compensation of employees in Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan: Compensation of employees was 14.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
14.2%
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
125th
of 155 countries
All-time high
19.0%
in 2009
All-time low
9.9%
in 1995
Years of data
20
1994–2022

Compensation of employees in Azerbaijan, 1994–2022

051015201994200820221994: 14.9 % of expense1995: 9.9 % of expense1996: 11.5 % of expense1997: 12.4 % of expense1998: 11.9 % of expense2008: 18.3 % of expense2009: 19 % of expense2010: 17.9 % of expense2011: 18.3 % of expense2012: 14 % of expense2013: 14.2 % of expense2014: 14.9 % of expense2015: 14.4 % of expense2016: 13.5 % of expense2017: 12.2 % of expense2018: 16.3 % of expense2019: 15.8 % of expense2020: 14.7 % of expense2021: 14.3 % of expense2022: 14.2 % of expense

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 Azerbaijan is 14.2%, measured in 2022.

That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, compensation of employees in Azerbaijan peaked at 19.0% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 9.9%, in 1995.

Azerbaijan ranks 125th of 155 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

Compensation of employees in Azerbaijan, year by year

Annual values for Compensation of employees (% of expense) in Azerbaijan, 1994 to 2022.
Year % of expense Change
1994 14.9%
1995 9.9% -33.4%
1996 11.5% +16.2%
1997 12.4% +7.1%
1998 11.9% -4.0%
2008 18.3% +54.0%
2009 19.0% +3.7%
2010 17.9% -5.5%
2011 18.3% +2.5%
2012 14.0% -23.5%
2013 14.2% +0.9%
2014 14.9% +5.4%
2015 14.4% -3.4%
2016 13.5% -6.4%
2017 12.2% -9.7%
2018 16.3% +34.0%
2019 15.8% -3.2%
2020 14.7% -7.1%
2021 14.3% -3.0%
2022 14.2% -0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 12.1% 9.9% 14.9% 5
2000s 18.6% 18.3% 19.0% 2
2010s 15.2% 12.2% 18.3% 10
2020s 14.4% 14.2% 14.7% 3

Countries ranked near Azerbaijan

  1. 122 Croatia 14.5% compare
  2. 123 Georgia 14.4% compare
  3. 124 Rwanda 14.3% compare
  4. 126 South Africa 14.2% compare
  5. 127 Nepal 14.1% compare
  6. 128 Belarus 14.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is compensation of employees in Azerbaijan?
Compensation of employees in Azerbaijan was 14.2% in 2022, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest compensation of employees recorded in Azerbaijan?
The highest recorded value was 19.0% in 2009.
What is the lowest compensation of employees recorded in Azerbaijan?
The lowest recorded value was 9.9% in 1995.
How does Azerbaijan rank for compensation of employees?
Azerbaijan ranks 125th out of 155 countries with data for 2022.
Is compensation of employees rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Azerbaijan 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.