Compensation of employees (% of expense) in Bhutan
Bhutan: Compensation of employees (% of expense) was 40.4% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Compensation of employees in Bhutan, 1982–2020
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 40.4% for compensation of employees in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, compensation of employees in Bhutan peaked at 51.8% in 1989 and was at its lowest, 25.7%, in 1996.
Bhutan ranks 25th of 155 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Compensation of employees (% of expense) in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 38.1% | — |
| 1983 | 35.0% | -8.3% |
| 1984 | 29.9% | -14.4% |
| 1988 | 43.5% | +45.2% |
| 1989 | 51.8% | +19.1% |
| 1990 | 47.9% | -7.6% |
| 1991 | 47.4% | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 43.3% | -8.7% |
| 1993 | 39.8% | -8.2% |
| 1994 | 31.0% | -22.0% |
| 1995 | 31.0% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 25.7% | -17.0% |
| 1997 | 34.8% | +35.3% |
| 1998 | 40.6% | +16.6% |
| 1999 | 37.6% | -7.2% |
| 2000 | 42.4% | +12.7% |
| 2001 | 38.0% | -10.5% |
| 2002 | 39.3% | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 36.2% | -7.8% |
| 2004 | 38.6% | +6.5% |
| 2005 | 37.2% | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 39.4% | +6.0% |
| 2007 | 39.5% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 31.6% | -20.1% |
| 2009 | 35.0% | +10.8% |
| 2010 | 38.1% | +8.8% |
| 2011 | 37.9% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 38.0% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 37.5% | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 38.1% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 39.9% | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 36.2% | -9.4% |
| 2017 | 33.8% | -6.6% |
| 2018 | 30.5% | -9.9% |
| 2019 | 38.8% | +27.3% |
| 2020 | 40.4% | +4.2% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 40.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 31.8%, 1.3× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 40.4% is above the median for South Asia, which is 19.6%, 2.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 39.6% | 29.9% | 51.8% | 5 |
| 1990s | 37.9% | 25.7% | 47.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 37.7% | 31.6% | 42.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.9% | 30.5% | 39.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.4% | 40.4% | 40.4% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is compensation of employees in Bhutan?
- Compensation of employees in Bhutan was 40.4% in 2020, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest compensation of employees recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 51.8% in 1989.
- What is the lowest compensation of employees recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.7% in 1996.
- How does Bhutan rank for compensation of employees?
- Bhutan ranks 25th out of 155 countries with data for 2020.
- Is compensation of employees rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bhutan 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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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.