Compensation of employees in Bangladesh

Bangladesh: Compensation of employees was 20.3% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
20.3%
Change on year
down 9.4%
World rank
97th
of 155 countries
All-time high
29.0%
in 2017
All-time low
18.9%
in 2009
Years of data
21
2001–2021

Compensation of employees in Bangladesh, 2001–2021

01020302001201120212001: 27.2 % of expense2002: 26.4 % of expense2003: 25.3 % of expense2004: 25.5 % of expense2005: 23.2 % of expense2006: 23.8 % of expense2007: 24.8 % of expense2008: 20.6 % of expense2009: 18.9 % of expense2010: 21.3 % of expense2011: 21.8 % of expense2012: 20.4 % of expense2013: 19.3 % of expense2014: 21 % of expense2015: 21.6 % of expense2016: 25.2 % of expense2017: 29 % of expense2018: 26 % of expense2019: 23 % of expense2020: 22.4 % of expense2021: 20.3 % of expense

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

Analysis

Bangladesh recorded 20.3% for compensation of employees in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.4% on the previous year and down 6.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, compensation of employees in Bangladesh peaked at 29.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 18.9%, in 2009.

Bangladesh ranks 97th of 155 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.

Compensation of employees in Bangladesh, year by year

Annual values for Compensation of employees (% of expense) in Bangladesh, 2001 to 2021.
Year % of expense Change
2001 27.2%
2002 26.4% -3.1%
2003 25.3% -4.0%
2004 25.5% +0.6%
2005 23.2% -8.9%
2006 23.8% +2.5%
2007 24.8% +4.3%
2008 20.6% -17.0%
2009 18.9% -8.2%
2010 21.3% +12.4%
2011 21.8% +2.4%
2012 20.4% -6.4%
2013 19.3% -5.4%
2014 21.0% +9.0%
2015 21.6% +2.7%
2016 25.2% +16.5%
2017 29.0% +15.4%
2018 26.0% -10.5%
2019 23.0% -11.4%
2020 22.4% -2.5%
2021 20.3% -9.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 24.0% 18.9% 27.2% 9
2010s 22.8% 19.3% 29.0% 10
2020s 21.4% 20.3% 22.4% 2

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  5. 99 Armenia 19.3% compare
  6. 100 Latvia 19.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is compensation of employees in Bangladesh?
Compensation of employees in Bangladesh was 20.3% in 2021, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest compensation of employees recorded in Bangladesh?
The highest recorded value was 29.0% in 2017.
What is the lowest compensation of employees recorded in Bangladesh?
The lowest recorded value was 18.9% in 2009.
How does Bangladesh rank for compensation of employees?
Bangladesh ranks 97th out of 155 countries with data for 2021.
Is compensation of employees rising or falling in Bangladesh?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Bangladesh 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.