Compensation of employees in Germany
Germany: Compensation of employees was 5.7% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Compensation of employees in Germany, 1972–2022
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
Germany recorded 5.7% for compensation of employees in 2022.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, compensation of employees in Germany peaked at 12.0% in 1972 and was at its lowest, 4.9%, in 1995.
Germany ranks 154th of 155 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
Compensation of employees in Germany, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 12.0% | — |
| 1973 | 12.0% | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 11.7% | -2.0% |
| 1975 | 10.8% | -7.7% |
| 1976 | 10.3% | -5.3% |
| 1977 | 10.1% | -1.9% |
| 1978 | 9.9% | -1.7% |
| 1979 | 9.8% | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 9.4% | -3.3% |
| 1981 | 9.3% | -1.8% |
| 1982 | 9.0% | -3.0% |
| 1983 | 9.0% | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 8.6% | -4.1% |
| 1985 | 8.7% | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 8.7% | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 8.7% | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 8.5% | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 8.5% | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 8.2% | -3.9% |
| 1991 | 6.4% | -21.7% |
| 1992 | 6.4% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 6.3% | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 6.1% | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 4.9% | -19.2% |
| 1996 | 5.9% | +19.2% |
| 1997 | 5.9% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 5.8% | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 6.4% | +11.0% |
| 2000 | 6.4% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 6.2% | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 6.2% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 6.1% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 6.1% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 6.1% | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 6.1% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 6.1% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 6.2% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 6.1% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 6.0% | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 6.2% | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 6.3% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 6.3% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 6.3% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 6.3% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 6.3% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 6.3% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 6.4% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 6.4% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 5.9% | -7.3% |
| 2021 | 5.7% | -4.1% |
| 2022 | 5.7% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.8% | 9.8% | 12.0% | 8 |
| 1980s | 8.8% | 8.5% | 9.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.2% | 4.9% | 8.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.2% | 6.1% | 6.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.3% | 6.0% | 6.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.8% | 5.7% | 5.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More public sector data for Germany
- Arms imports 239.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 2.86 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 19.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 239.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 1,059 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0189 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 31.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 88.46 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 572.36 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is compensation of employees in Germany?
- Compensation of employees in Germany was 5.7% in 2022, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest compensation of employees recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 12.0% in 1972.
- What is the lowest compensation of employees recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.9% in 1995.
- How does Germany rank for compensation of employees?
- Germany ranks 154th out of 155 countries with data for 2022.
- Is compensation of employees rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Germany 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.