Compensation of employees in Cape Verde

Cape Verde: Compensation of employees was 39.9% in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
39.9%
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
27th
of 155 countries
All-time high
43.1%
in 2013
All-time low
35.0%
in 2007
Years of data
16
2005–2020

Compensation of employees in Cape Verde, 2005–2020

0102030402005201220202005: 37.3 % of expense2006: 35.8 % of expense2007: 35 % of expense2008: 35.1 % of expense2009: 40.5 % of expense2010: 41.3 % of expense2011: 40.6 % of expense2012: 42.2 % of expense2013: 43.1 % of expense2014: 41.8 % of expense2015: 38.3 % of expense2016: 38.5 % of expense2017: 38.2 % of expense2018: 41.9 % of expense2019: 39.7 % of expense2020: 39.9 % of expense

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

Analysis

In 2020, compensation of employees in Cape Verde stood at 39.9%.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, compensation of employees in Cape Verde peaked at 43.1% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 35.0%, in 2007.

Cape Verde ranks 27th of 155 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

Compensation of employees in Cape Verde, year by year

Annual values for Compensation of employees (% of expense) in Cape Verde, 2005 to 2020.
Year % of expense Change
2005 37.3%
2006 35.8% -4.0%
2007 35.0% -2.3%
2008 35.1% +0.5%
2009 40.5% +15.3%
2010 41.3% +2.1%
2011 40.6% -1.8%
2012 42.2% +4.0%
2013 43.1% +2.2%
2014 41.8% -3.0%
2015 38.3% -8.5%
2016 38.5% +0.5%
2017 38.2% -0.8%
2018 41.9% +9.7%
2019 39.7% -5.2%
2020 39.9% +0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 36.7% 35.0% 40.5% 5
2010s 40.6% 38.2% 43.1% 10
2020s 39.9% 39.9% 39.9% 1

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Frequently asked questions

What is compensation of employees in Cape Verde?
Compensation of employees in Cape Verde was 39.9% in 2020, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest compensation of employees recorded in Cape Verde?
The highest recorded value was 43.1% in 2013.
What is the lowest compensation of employees recorded in Cape Verde?
The lowest recorded value was 35.0% in 2007.
How does Cape Verde rank for compensation of employees?
Cape Verde ranks 27th out of 155 countries with data for 2020.
Is compensation of employees rising or falling in Cape Verde?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Cape Verde 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.