Compensation of employees in Ecuador

Ecuador: Compensation of employees was 28.6% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
28.6%
Change on year
down 2.2%
World rank
65th
of 155 countries
All-time high
30.9%
in 2020
All-time low
26.5%
in 2014
Years of data
10
2013–2022

Compensation of employees in Ecuador, 2013–2022

01020302013201720222013: 26.6 % of expense2014: 26.5 % of expense2015: 28.8 % of expense2016: 28.2 % of expense2017: 30.4 % of expense2018: 28.7 % of expense2019: 29 % of expense2020: 30.9 % of expense2021: 29.2 % of expense2022: 28.6 % 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 Ecuador stood at 28.6%.

That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, compensation of employees in Ecuador peaked at 30.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 26.5%, in 2014.

Ecuador ranks 65th of 155 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Compensation of employees in Ecuador, year by year

Annual values for Compensation of employees (% of expense) in Ecuador, 2013 to 2022.
Year % of expense Change
2013 26.6%
2014 26.5% -0.6%
2015 28.8% +8.8%
2016 28.2% -2.1%
2017 30.4% +7.6%
2018 28.7% -5.4%
2019 29.0% +0.9%
2020 30.9% +6.6%
2021 29.2% -5.5%
2022 28.6% -2.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 28.3% 26.5% 30.4% 7
2020s 29.6% 28.6% 30.9% 3

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  1. 62 Palau 31.0% compare
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  4. 66 Ghana 28.3% compare
  5. 67 Zambia 28.0% compare
  6. 68 Fiji 27.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is compensation of employees in Ecuador?
Compensation of employees in Ecuador was 28.6% in 2022, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest compensation of employees recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 30.9% in 2020.
What is the lowest compensation of employees recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 26.5% in 2014.
How does Ecuador rank for compensation of employees?
Ecuador ranks 65th out of 155 countries with data for 2022.
Is compensation of employees rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ecuador 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.