Compensation of employees in Eswatini
Eswatini: Compensation of employees was 47.0% in 2021. ▬ Flat
Compensation of employees in Eswatini, 1999–2021
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 47.0% for compensation of employees in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and down 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, compensation of employees in Eswatini peaked at 56.6% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 45.6%, in 2001.
Eswatini ranks 13th of 155 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Compensation of employees in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 49.9% | — |
| 2000 | 47.7% | -4.4% |
| 2001 | 45.6% | -4.4% |
| 2002 | 47.4% | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 50.5% | +6.6% |
| 2004 | 52.5% | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 52.6% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 51.8% | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 53.6% | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 49.7% | -7.3% |
| 2009 | 48.0% | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 55.4% | +15.4% |
| 2011 | 56.6% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 50.1% | -11.6% |
| 2014 | 48.9% | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 46.3% | -5.3% |
| 2016 | 51.5% | +11.1% |
| 2017 | 50.2% | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 51.2% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 47.1% | -8.1% |
| 2020 | 46.4% | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 47.0% | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 49.9% | 49.9% | 49.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 49.9% | 45.6% | 53.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.8% | 46.3% | 56.6% | 9 |
| 2020s | 46.7% | 46.4% | 47.0% | 2 |
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More public sector data for Eswatini
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 64.09 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0164 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 12.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 79.66 million current USD (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per square kilometre 4,100 current USD per square kilometre (2023)
- Tax revenue 24.3% (2021)
- Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency 82.04 (2019)
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains 34.4% (2021)
- Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Percent of GDP 93.03 (2019)
- Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Purchasing power 8.99 (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is compensation of employees in Eswatini?
- Compensation of employees in Eswatini was 47.0% in 2021, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest compensation of employees recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 56.6% in 2011.
- What is the lowest compensation of employees recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.6% in 2001.
- How does Eswatini rank for compensation of employees?
- Eswatini ranks 13th out of 155 countries with data for 2021.
- Is compensation of employees rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Eswatini 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.