Compensation of employees in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): Compensation of employees was 27.3% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
27.3%
Change on year
up 4.7%
Rank
15th
of 41 groups
All-time high
35.7%
in 2010
All-time low
25.8%
in 2019
Years of data
17
2002–2022

Compensation of employees in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), 2002–2022

0102030402002201220222002: 27.8 % of expense2003: 32.4 % of expense2008: 34.3 % of expense2009: 35.5 % of expense2010: 35.7 % of expense2011: 33.4 % of expense2012: 29.5 % of expense2013: 28.5 % of expense2014: 27.3 % of expense2015: 28 % of expense2016: 27.5 % of expense2017: 26.9 % of expense2018: 26.3 % of expense2019: 25.8 % of expense2020: 27.4 % of expense2021: 26.1 % of expense2022: 27.3 % of expense

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

Analysis

In 2022, compensation of employees in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) stood at 27.3%.

That represents a change of up 4.7% on the previous year and down 7.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, compensation of employees in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 35.7% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 25.8%, in 2019.

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 15th of 41 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.

Compensation of employees in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year

Annual values for Compensation of employees (% of expense) in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), 2002 to 2022.
Year % of expense Change
2002 27.8%
2003 32.4% +16.5%
2008 34.3% +5.9%
2009 35.5% +3.6%
2010 35.7% +0.7%
2011 33.4% -6.6%
2012 29.5% -11.6%
2013 28.5% -3.6%
2014 27.3% -4.0%
2015 28.0% +2.6%
2016 27.5% -2.0%
2017 26.9% -2.1%
2018 26.3% -2.2%
2019 25.8% -1.8%
2020 27.4% +5.9%
2021 26.1% -4.6%
2022 27.3% +4.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 32.5% 27.8% 35.5% 4
2010s 28.9% 25.8% 35.7% 10
2020s 26.9% 26.1% 27.4% 3

Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)

  1. 12 Solomon Islands 47.3% compare
  2. 13 Eswatini 47.0% compare
  3. 14 Samoa 46.1% compare
  4. 15 Vanuatu 46.1% compare
  5. 16 Jordan 46.0% compare
  6. 17 Gabon 45.0% compare
  7. 18 Lesotho 44.7% compare

See the full ranking of 196 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is compensation of employees in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Compensation of employees in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) was 27.3% in 2022, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest compensation of employees recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
The highest recorded value was 35.7% in 2010.
What is the lowest compensation of employees recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
The lowest recorded value was 25.8% in 2019.
How does East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for compensation of employees?
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 15th out of 41 groups with data for 2022.
Is compensation of employees rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 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
Last refreshed

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.