Compensation of employees in Central Europe and the Baltics
Central Europe and the Baltics: Compensation of employees was 16.4% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Compensation of employees in Central Europe and the Baltics, 1991–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
Central Europe and the Baltics recorded 16.4% for compensation of employees in 2023.
The figure is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, compensation of employees in Central Europe and the Baltics peaked at 18.6% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 8.5%, in 1991.
That places Central Europe and the Baltics 34th out of 41 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Compensation of employees in Central Europe and the Baltics, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 8.5% | — |
| 1993 | 12.3% | +45.5% |
| 1994 | 15.5% | +25.7% |
| 1995 | 17.8% | +15.2% |
| 1996 | 17.1% | -4.2% |
| 1997 | 17.0% | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 18.6% | +9.1% |
| 1999 | 18.6% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 17.7% | -4.8% |
| 2001 | 17.8% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 17.3% | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 17.3% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 17.4% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 17.4% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 17.3% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 17.2% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 16.6% | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 16.2% | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 14.3% | -11.5% |
| 2011 | 14.3% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 15.1% | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 15.4% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 15.7% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 15.6% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 16.6% | +6.0% |
| 2017 | 16.5% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 16.4% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 16.7% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 16.1% | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 16.1% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 16.0% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 16.4% | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.7% | 8.5% | 18.6% | 8 |
| 2000s | 17.2% | 16.2% | 17.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.7% | 14.3% | 16.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.2% | 16.0% | 16.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Central Europe and the Baltics
More public sector data for Central Europe and the Baltics
- Arms imports 2.91 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 29.09 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0012 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 21.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 2.91 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 711.87 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0289 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 34.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 71.23 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 2,166 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is compensation of employees in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Compensation of employees in Central Europe and the Baltics was 16.4% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest compensation of employees recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The highest recorded value was 18.6% in 1998.
- What is the lowest compensation of employees recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.5% in 1991.
- How does Central Europe and the Baltics rank for compensation of employees?
- Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 34th out of 41 groups with data for 2023.
- Is compensation of employees rising or falling in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Central Europe and the Baltics 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 32 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
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.