Compensation of employees in IDA & IBRD total

IDA & IBRD total: Compensation of employees was 22.3% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
22.3%
Change on year
down 14.1%
Rank
23rd
of 41 groups
All-time high
30.3%
in 2017
All-time low
22.3%
in 2022
Years of data
18
2004–2022

Compensation of employees in IDA & IBRD total, 2004–2022

01020302004201320222004: 28.2 % of expense2006: 28.8 % of expense2007: 27.5 % of expense2008: 28.8 % of expense2009: 27.7 % of expense2010: 27.8 % of expense2011: 27.4 % of expense2012: 28.7 % of expense2013: 27.1 % of expense2014: 27.3 % of expense2015: 28.6 % of expense2016: 30.1 % of expense2017: 30.3 % of expense2018: 27.7 % of expense2019: 29 % of expense2020: 28.9 % of expense2021: 25.9 % of expense2022: 22.3 % of expense

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

Analysis

IDA & IBRD total recorded 22.3% for compensation of employees in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.

That represents a change of down 14.1% on the previous year and down 22.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, compensation of employees in IDA & IBRD total peaked at 30.3% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 22.3%, in 2022.

That places IDA & IBRD total 23rd out of 41 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.

Compensation of employees in IDA & IBRD total, year by year

Annual values for Compensation of employees (% of expense) in IDA & IBRD total, 2004 to 2022.
Year % of expense Change
2004 28.2%
2006 28.8% +2.0%
2007 27.5% -4.6%
2008 28.8% +4.9%
2009 27.7% -3.9%
2010 27.8% +0.4%
2011 27.4% -1.6%
2012 28.7% +4.7%
2013 27.1% -5.4%
2014 27.3% +0.7%
2015 28.6% +4.7%
2016 30.1% +5.3%
2017 30.3% +0.8%
2018 27.7% -8.7%
2019 29.0% +4.7%
2020 28.9% -0.3%
2021 25.9% -10.3%
2022 22.3% -14.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 28.2% 27.5% 28.8% 5
2010s 28.4% 27.1% 30.3% 10
2020s 25.7% 22.3% 28.9% 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is compensation of employees in IDA & IBRD total?
Compensation of employees in IDA & IBRD total was 22.3% in 2022, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest compensation of employees recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
The highest recorded value was 30.3% in 2017.
What is the lowest compensation of employees recorded in IDA & IBRD total?
The lowest recorded value was 22.3% in 2022.
How does IDA & IBRD total rank for compensation of employees?
IDA & IBRD total ranks 23rd out of 41 groups with data for 2022.
Is compensation of employees rising or falling in IDA & IBRD total?
Over the last ten years it is down 22.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this IDA & IBRD total 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.