Compensation of employees in Belize

Belize: Compensation of employees was 52.4% in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
52.4%
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
4th
of 155 countries
All-time high
63.9%
in 1990
All-time low
35.4%
in 2006
Years of data
28
1990–2017

Compensation of employees in Belize, 1990–2017

02040601990200320171990: 63.9 % of expense1991: 63.7 % of expense1992: 55.4 % of expense1993: 54.6 % of expense1994: 53.8 % of expense1995: 54.9 % of expense1996: 51.3 % of expense1997: 51.6 % of expense1998: 53 % of expense1999: 51.1 % of expense2000: 51 % of expense2001: 48.4 % of expense2002: 49.1 % of expense2003: 45 % of expense2004: 39.5 % of expense2005: 40.6 % of expense2006: 35.4 % of expense2007: 38.2 % of expense2008: 39.5 % of expense2009: 41 % of expense2010: 40.5 % of expense2011: 40.7 % of expense2012: 52.8 % of expense2013: 50.6 % of expense2014: 51.9 % of expense2015: 53.5 % of expense2016: 53 % of expense2017: 52.4 % of expense

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

Analysis

In 2017, compensation of employees in Belize stood at 52.4%.

That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and up 37.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, compensation of employees in Belize peaked at 63.9% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 35.4%, in 2006.

That places Belize 4th out of 155 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.

Compensation of employees in Belize, year by year

Annual values for Compensation of employees (% of expense) in Belize, 1990 to 2017.
Year % of expense Change
1990 63.9%
1991 63.7% -0.2%
1992 55.4% -13.1%
1993 54.6% -1.5%
1994 53.8% -1.4%
1995 54.9% +2.1%
1996 51.3% -6.5%
1997 51.6% +0.6%
1998 53.0% +2.6%
1999 51.1% -3.6%
2000 51.0% -0.1%
2001 48.4% -5.2%
2002 49.1% +1.4%
2003 45.0% -8.3%
2004 39.5% -12.1%
2005 40.6% +2.8%
2006 35.4% -13.0%
2007 38.2% +8.1%
2008 39.5% +3.3%
2009 41.0% +3.8%
2010 40.5% -1.2%
2011 40.7% +0.5%
2012 52.8% +29.8%
2013 50.6% -4.2%
2014 51.9% +2.7%
2015 53.5% +3.0%
2016 53.0% -1.0%
2017 52.4% -1.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 55.3% 51.1% 63.9% 10
2000s 42.8% 35.4% 51.0% 10
2010s 49.4% 40.5% 53.5% 8

Countries ranked near Belize

  1. 1 Mozambique 62.0% compare
  2. 2 Lao People's Democratic Republic 54.2% compare
  3. 3 Botswana 54.0% compare
  4. 5 Iraq 51.9%
  5. 6 Central African Republic 49.9% compare
  6. 7 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 49.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is compensation of employees in Belize?
Compensation of employees in Belize was 52.4% in 2017, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest compensation of employees recorded in Belize?
The highest recorded value was 63.9% in 1990.
What is the lowest compensation of employees recorded in Belize?
The lowest recorded value was 35.4% in 2006.
How does Belize rank for compensation of employees?
Belize ranks 4th out of 155 countries with data for 2017.
Is compensation of employees rising or falling in Belize?
Over the last ten years it is up 37.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Belize 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.