Compensation of employees (% of expense) in Botswana
Botswana: Compensation of employees (% of expense) was 54.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Compensation of employees in Botswana, 1990–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
In 2023, compensation of employees in Botswana stood at 54.0%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 7.1% on the previous year and up 24.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, compensation of employees in Botswana peaked at 54.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 29.1%, in 1990.
Botswana ranks 3rd of 155 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Compensation of employees (% of expense) in Botswana, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 29.1% | — |
| 1991 | 33.3% | +14.5% |
| 1992 | 34.1% | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 34.5% | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 32.6% | -5.5% |
| 1995 | 30.5% | -6.4% |
| 1996 | 30.9% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 40.0% | +29.1% |
| 2007 | 39.5% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 38.4% | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 37.7% | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 41.4% | +9.8% |
| 2011 | 42.0% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 43.4% | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 43.4% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 41.0% | -5.5% |
| 2015 | 43.3% | +5.6% |
| 2016 | 43.7% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 43.4% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 43.7% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 50.7% | +15.8% |
| 2020 | 49.5% | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 50.2% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 50.4% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 54.0% | +7.1% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 54.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 26.6%, 2.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 54.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 36.9%, 1.5× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Compensation of employees (% of expense) in Botswana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +29.1% | 30.9% | 40.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.1% | 29.1% | 34.5% | 7 |
| 2000s | 38.9% | 37.7% | 40.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 43.6% | 41.0% | 50.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.0% | 49.5% | 54.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 1 Mozambique 62.0% compare
- 2 Laos 54.2% compare
- 4 Belize 52.4% compare
- 5 Iraq 51.9% compare
- 6 Central African Republic 49.9% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is compensation of employees in Botswana?
- Compensation of employees in Botswana was 54.0% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest compensation of employees recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 54.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest compensation of employees recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.1% in 1990.
- How does Botswana rank for compensation of employees?
- Botswana ranks 3rd out of 155 countries with data for 2023.
- Is compensation of employees rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Botswana 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.