Compensation of employees (% of expense) in Cote d'Ivoire
Cote d'Ivoire: Compensation of employees (% of expense) was 23.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Compensation of employees in Cote d'Ivoire, 2001–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
Cote d'Ivoire recorded 23.3% for compensation of employees in 2023.
The figure is up 3.9% on the previous year and down 52.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, compensation of employees in Cote d'Ivoire peaked at 53.2% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 22.5%, in 2022.
That places Cote d'Ivoire 84th out of 155 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Compensation of employees (% of expense) in Cote d'Ivoire, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 47.4% | — |
| 2002 | 46.0% | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 42.4% | -7.8% |
| 2004 | 43.6% | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 42.2% | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 45.8% | +8.4% |
| 2007 | 43.6% | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 42.5% | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 44.6% | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 43.6% | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 43.3% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 44.5% | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 49.5% | +11.2% |
| 2014 | 53.2% | +7.5% |
| 2015 | 33.4% | -37.3% |
| 2016 | 33.3% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 30.3% | -8.9% |
| 2018 | 31.0% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 32.4% | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 28.7% | -11.3% |
| 2021 | 25.6% | -10.8% |
| 2022 | 22.5% | -12.4% |
| 2023 | 23.3% | +3.9% |
Cote d'Ivoire compared with similar countries
- Cote d'Ivoire's 23.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 31.8%, 73% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Cote d'Ivoire's 23.3% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 36.9%, 63% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 44.2% | 42.2% | 47.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 39.5% | 30.3% | 53.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.0% | 22.5% | 28.7% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is compensation of employees in Cote d'Ivoire?
- Compensation of employees in Cote d'Ivoire was 23.3% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest compensation of employees recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
- The highest recorded value was 53.2% in 2014.
- What is the lowest compensation of employees recorded in Cote d'Ivoire?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.5% in 2022.
- How does Cote d'Ivoire rank for compensation of employees?
- Cote d'Ivoire ranks 84th out of 155 countries with data for 2023.
- Is compensation of employees rising or falling in Cote d'Ivoire?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cote d'Ivoire 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.