Compensation of employees in Brazil

Brazil: Compensation of employees was 6.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
6.6%
Change on year
down 2.2%
World rank
151st
of 155 countries
All-time high
10.3%
in 2010
All-time low
6.6%
in 2023
Years of data
14
2010–2023

Compensation of employees in Brazil, 2010–2023

02.557.5102010201620232010: 10.3 % of expense2011: 9.6 % of expense2012: 9.2 % of expense2013: 9.2 % of expense2014: 8.8 % of expense2015: 8.2 % of expense2016: 8.3 % of expense2017: 8.8 % of expense2018: 8.6 % of expense2019: 8.7 % of expense2020: 7.7 % of expense2021: 7.9 % of expense2022: 6.7 % of expense2023: 6.6 % of expense

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

Analysis

In 2023, compensation of employees in Brazil stood at 6.6%. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.

That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and down 28.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, compensation of employees in Brazil peaked at 10.3% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 6.6%, in 2023.

Brazil ranks 151st of 155 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.

Compensation of employees in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Compensation of employees (% of expense) in Brazil, 2010 to 2023.
Year % of expense Change
2010 10.3%
2011 9.6% -6.5%
2012 9.2% -3.9%
2013 9.2% -0.3%
2014 8.8% -4.1%
2015 8.2% -6.7%
2016 8.3% +0.6%
2017 8.8% +6.3%
2018 8.6% -2.5%
2019 8.7% +1.4%
2020 7.7% -11.8%
2021 7.9% +2.6%
2022 6.7% -14.6%
2023 6.6% -2.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 9.0% 8.2% 10.3% 10
2020s 7.2% 6.6% 7.9% 4

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 148 Netherlands 7.8% compare
  2. 149 Finland 7.1% compare
  3. 150 Switzerland 7.0% compare
  4. 152 Spain 5.9% compare
  5. 153 Belgium 5.9% compare
  6. 154 Germany 5.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is compensation of employees in Brazil?
Compensation of employees in Brazil was 6.6% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest compensation of employees recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 10.3% in 2010.
What is the lowest compensation of employees recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 6.6% in 2023.
How does Brazil rank for compensation of employees?
Brazil ranks 151st out of 155 countries with data for 2023.
Is compensation of employees rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is down 28.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Brazil 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.