Compensation of employees in Egypt

Egypt: Compensation of employees was 27.2% in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
27.2%
Change on year
up 5.5%
World rank
70th
of 155 countries
All-time high
29.9%
in 2003
All-time low
17.4%
in 1992
Years of data
36
1975–2015

Compensation of employees in Egypt, 1975–2015

01020301975199520151975: 19.5 % of expense1976: 21.8 % of expense1977: 22.7 % of expense1978: 24.7 % of expense1979: 20.2 % of expense1981: 20.9 % of expense1982: 19.3 % of expense1983: 22.2 % of expense1984: 22.2 % of expense1985: 24 % of expense1986: 22.5 % of expense1987: 24 % of expense1988: 23.3 % of expense1989: 25.3 % of expense1990: 26.6 % of expense1991: 23.4 % of expense1992: 17.4 % of expense1993: 20.3 % of expense1994: 20.7 % of expense1995: 22 % of expense1996: 22.7 % of expense1997: 23.9 % of expense2002: 29.8 % of expense2003: 29.9 % of expense2004: 28.8 % of expense2005: 28.5 % of expense2006: 23.4 % of expense2007: 24.1 % of expense2008: 23.4 % of expense2009: 24.6 % of expense2010: 24.8 % of expense2011: 24.3 % of expense2012: 25.9 % of expense2013: 24.2 % of expense2014: 25.8 % of expense2015: 27.2 % of expense

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

Analysis

Egypt recorded 27.2% for compensation of employees in 2015.

The figure is up 5.5% on the previous year and down 4.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, compensation of employees in Egypt peaked at 29.9% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 17.4%, in 1992.

Egypt ranks 70th of 155 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.

Compensation of employees in Egypt, year by year

Annual values for Compensation of employees (% of expense) in Egypt, 1975 to 2015.
Year % of expense Change
1975 19.5%
1976 21.8% +12.2%
1977 22.7% +4.2%
1978 24.7% +8.7%
1979 20.2% -18.2%
1981 20.9% +3.5%
1982 19.3% -7.7%
1983 22.2% +15.1%
1984 22.2% -0.4%
1985 24.0% +8.3%
1986 22.5% -6.1%
1987 24.0% +6.6%
1988 23.3% -2.8%
1989 25.3% +8.2%
1990 26.6% +5.1%
1991 23.4% -11.8%
1992 17.4% -25.6%
1993 20.3% +16.3%
1994 20.7% +2.0%
1995 22.0% +6.6%
1996 22.7% +3.2%
1997 23.9% +5.0%
2002 29.8% +25.1%
2003 29.9% +0.3%
2004 28.8% -3.6%
2005 28.5% -1.2%
2006 23.4% -18.0%
2007 24.1% +3.4%
2008 23.4% -3.1%
2009 24.6% +4.9%
2010 24.8% +1.0%
2011 24.3% -1.9%
2012 25.9% +6.4%
2013 24.2% -6.5%
2014 25.8% +6.5%
2015 27.2% +5.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 21.8% 19.5% 24.7% 5
1980s 22.6% 19.3% 25.3% 9
1990s 22.1% 17.4% 26.6% 8
2000s 26.6% 23.4% 29.9% 8
2010s 25.4% 24.2% 27.2% 6

Countries ranked near Egypt

  1. 67 Zambia 28.0% compare
  2. 68 Fiji 27.7% compare
  3. 69 Cyprus 27.4% compare
  4. 71 Malta 26.9% compare
  5. 72 Costa Rica 26.8% compare
  6. 73 Mauritius 26.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is compensation of employees in Egypt?
Compensation of employees in Egypt was 27.2% in 2015, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest compensation of employees recorded in Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 29.9% in 2003.
What is the lowest compensation of employees recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 17.4% in 1992.
How does Egypt rank for compensation of employees?
Egypt ranks 70th out of 155 countries with data for 2015.
Is compensation of employees rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Egypt 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.