Compensation of employees in Cyprus

Cyprus: Compensation of employees was 27.4% in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
27.4%
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
69th
of 155 countries
All-time high
44.9%
in 1972
All-time low
24.5%
in 2014
Years of data
52
1972–2023

Compensation of employees in Cyprus, 1972–2023

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

Analysis

Cyprus recorded 27.4% for compensation of employees in 2023.

That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 8.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, compensation of employees in Cyprus peaked at 44.9% in 1972 and was at its lowest, 24.5%, in 2014.

That places Cyprus 69th 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 52 years of available data.

Compensation of employees in Cyprus, year by year

Annual values for Compensation of employees (% of expense) in Cyprus, 1972 to 2023.
Year % of expense Change
1972 44.9%
1973 40.9% -8.7%
1974 39.8% -2.8%
1975 40.2% +1.0%
1976 38.8% -3.5%
1977 38.3% -1.2%
1978 37.7% -1.6%
1979 41.0% +8.8%
1980 39.0% -4.9%
1981 39.8% +2.1%
1982 39.1% -1.8%
1983 35.5% -9.2%
1984 37.5% +5.8%
1985 36.3% -3.3%
1986 38.9% +7.0%
1987 36.0% -7.3%
1988 34.0% -5.6%
1989 32.7% -3.7%
1990 30.7% -6.3%
1991 31.3% +2.2%
1992 30.3% -3.5%
1993 31.9% +5.3%
1994 32.5% +2.1%
1995 38.6% +18.6%
1996 39.0% +1.1%
1997 38.5% -1.5%
1998 35.4% -8.0%
1999 35.8% +1.2%
2000 35.4% -1.1%
2001 33.8% -4.4%
2002 33.4% -1.1%
2003 34.2% +2.2%
2004 34.2% +0.2%
2005 32.9% -3.9%
2006 33.3% +1.1%
2007 33.2% -0.3%
2008 32.6% -1.8%
2009 33.7% +3.5%
2010 32.9% -2.5%
2011 32.5% -1.1%
2012 26.0% -19.8%
2013 30.0% +15.4%
2014 24.5% -18.6%
2015 28.5% +16.3%
2016 29.2% +2.6%
2017 29.5% +1.1%
2018 26.4% -10.6%
2019 28.4% +7.4%
2020 27.9% -1.7%
2021 27.1% -2.9%
2022 27.8% +2.8%
2023 27.4% -1.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 40.2% 37.7% 44.9% 8
1980s 36.9% 32.7% 39.8% 10
1990s 34.4% 30.3% 39.0% 10
2000s 33.7% 32.6% 35.4% 10
2010s 28.8% 24.5% 32.9% 10
2020s 27.5% 27.1% 27.9% 4

Countries ranked near Cyprus

  1. 66 Ghana 28.3% compare
  2. 67 Zambia 28.0% compare
  3. 68 Fiji 27.7% compare
  4. 70 Egypt 27.2% compare
  5. 71 Malta 26.9% compare
  6. 72 Costa Rica 26.8% compare

See the full ranking of 196 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is compensation of employees in Cyprus?
Compensation of employees in Cyprus was 27.4% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest compensation of employees recorded in Cyprus?
The highest recorded value was 44.9% in 1972.
What is the lowest compensation of employees recorded in Cyprus?
The lowest recorded value was 24.5% in 2014.
How does Cyprus rank for compensation of employees?
Cyprus ranks 69th out of 155 countries with data for 2023.
Is compensation of employees rising or falling in Cyprus?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Cyprus 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.