Compensation of employees (% of expense) in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Compensation of employees (% of expense) was 20.3% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Compensation of employees in Bangladesh, 2001–2021
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 (% of expense) in Bangladesh, year by year
| 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% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 20.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 31.8%, 64% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 20.3% is above the median for South Asia, which is 19.6%, 1.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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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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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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.