Compensation of employees in East Asia & Pacific
East Asia & Pacific: Compensation of employees was 21.2% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Compensation of employees in East Asia & Pacific, 2002–2022
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
The most recent figure for compensation of employees in East Asia & Pacific is 21.2%, measured in 2022.
The figure is up 4.0% on the previous year and down 23.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, compensation of employees in East Asia & Pacific peaked at 30.4% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 20.4%, in 2021.
East Asia & Pacific ranks 26th 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, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 27.3% | — |
| 2003 | 29.5% | +7.8% |
| 2008 | 27.2% | -7.7% |
| 2009 | 27.7% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 30.4% | +9.8% |
| 2011 | 27.2% | -10.6% |
| 2012 | 27.6% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 25.9% | -6.1% |
| 2014 | 24.2% | -6.8% |
| 2015 | 23.8% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 24.4% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 24.3% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 24.8% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 24.5% | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 20.7% | -15.2% |
| 2021 | 20.4% | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 21.2% | +4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.9% | 27.2% | 29.5% | 4 |
| 2010s | 25.7% | 23.8% | 30.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.8% | 20.4% | 21.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific
- 23 El Salvador 40.9% compare
- 24 Burkina Faso 40.7% compare
- 25 Bhutan 40.4% compare
- 26 Saint Lucia 40.4% compare
- 27 Cape Verde 39.9% compare
- 28 Iran, Islamic Republic of 39.8% compare
- 29 Bahrain 39.5% compare
More public sector data for East Asia & Pacific
- Arms imports 4.69 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 1.96 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 12.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 4.69 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 217.12 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0161 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 6.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 518.54 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 170.8 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is compensation of employees in East Asia & Pacific?
- Compensation of employees in East Asia & Pacific was 21.2% 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?
- The highest recorded value was 30.4% in 2010.
- What is the lowest compensation of employees recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.4% in 2021.
- How does East Asia & Pacific rank for compensation of employees?
- East Asia & Pacific ranks 26th out of 41 groups with data for 2022.
- Is compensation of employees rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific 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.