Compensation of employees in Bahrain

Bahrain: Compensation of employees was 39.5% in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
39.5%
Change on year
down 6.6%
World rank
29th
of 155 countries
All-time high
68.3%
in 1998
All-time low
39.5%
in 2020
Years of data
31
1990–2020

Compensation of employees in Bahrain, 1990–2020

02040601990200520201990: 56.4 % of expense1991: 61.1 % of expense1992: 59.6 % of expense1993: 55.3 % of expense1994: 54.6 % of expense1995: 64 % of expense1996: 66.8 % of expense1997: 66.8 % of expense1998: 68.3 % of expense1999: 64.9 % of expense2000: 58.4 % of expense2001: 58.9 % of expense2002: 53.7 % of expense2003: 59.8 % of expense2004: 56.2 % of expense2005: 54.3 % of expense2006: 53.1 % of expense2007: 54.3 % of expense2008: 50.3 % of expense2009: 46.9 % of expense2010: 44.2 % of expense2011: 41.3 % of expense2012: 47.9 % of expense2013: 45.5 % of expense2014: 44.9 % of expense2015: 46.2 % of expense2016: 45.8 % of expense2017: 45.2 % of expense2018: 43.3 % of expense2019: 42.3 % of expense2020: 39.5 % of expense

Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.

Analysis

In 2020, compensation of employees in Bahrain stood at 39.5%. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.

That represents a change of down 6.6% on the previous year and down 10.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, compensation of employees in Bahrain peaked at 68.3% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 39.5%, in 2020.

That places Bahrain 29th out of 155 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.

Compensation of employees in Bahrain, year by year

Annual values for Compensation of employees (% of expense) in Bahrain, 1990 to 2020.
Year % of expense Change
1990 56.4%
1991 61.1% +8.3%
1992 59.6% -2.4%
1993 55.3% -7.3%
1994 54.6% -1.2%
1995 64.0% +17.2%
1996 66.8% +4.3%
1997 66.8% -0.0%
1998 68.3% +2.3%
1999 64.9% -5.0%
2000 58.4% -9.9%
2001 58.9% +0.7%
2002 53.7% -8.8%
2003 59.8% +11.3%
2004 56.2% -6.1%
2005 54.3% -3.2%
2006 53.1% -2.2%
2007 54.3% +2.2%
2008 50.3% -7.4%
2009 46.9% -6.7%
2010 44.2% -5.8%
2011 41.3% -6.7%
2012 47.9% +16.2%
2013 45.5% -5.1%
2014 44.9% -1.4%
2015 46.2% +2.9%
2016 45.8% -0.8%
2017 45.2% -1.4%
2018 43.3% -4.1%
2019 42.3% -2.3%
2020 39.5% -6.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 61.8% 54.6% 68.3% 10
2000s 54.6% 46.9% 59.8% 10
2010s 44.6% 41.3% 47.9% 10
2020s 39.5% 39.5% 39.5% 1

Countries ranked near Bahrain

  1. 26 Saint Lucia 40.4% compare
  2. 27 Cape Verde 39.9% compare
  3. 28 Iran 39.8% compare
  4. 30 Angola 39.3% compare
  5. 31 Maldives 39.1% compare
  6. 32 Cambodia 38.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is compensation of employees in Bahrain?
Compensation of employees in Bahrain was 39.5% in 2020, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest compensation of employees recorded in Bahrain?
The highest recorded value was 68.3% in 1998.
What is the lowest compensation of employees recorded in Bahrain?
The lowest recorded value was 39.5% in 2020.
How does Bahrain rank for compensation of employees?
Bahrain ranks 29th out of 155 countries with data for 2020.
Is compensation of employees rising or falling in Bahrain?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Bahrain 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.