Compensation of employees in India
India: Compensation of employees was 12.1% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Compensation of employees in India, 1974–2022
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
The most recent figure for compensation of employees in India is 12.1%, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 39.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, compensation of employees in India peaked at 23.4% in 1974 and was at its lowest, 7.1%, in 2007.
India ranks 132nd of 155 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 46 years of available data.
Compensation of employees in India, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 23.4% | — |
| 1975 | 21.5% | -7.8% |
| 1976 | 18.8% | -12.7% |
| 1977 | 17.4% | -7.4% |
| 1978 | 15.9% | -8.6% |
| 1979 | 14.2% | -10.5% |
| 1980 | 14.3% | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 14.2% | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 13.9% | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 13.8% | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 13.5% | -2.0% |
| 1985 | 12.5% | -7.9% |
| 1986 | 13.2% | +5.9% |
| 1987 | 13.1% | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 12.6% | -3.7% |
| 1989 | 11.5% | -8.9% |
| 1990 | 11.2% | -3.0% |
| 1991 | 10.9% | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 11.0% | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 10.1% | -8.2% |
| 1994 | 9.7% | -4.0% |
| 1995 | 9.9% | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 10.0% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 11.8% | +18.2% |
| 1998 | 11.5% | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 10.9% | -5.1% |
| 2000 | 10.3% | -6.0% |
| 2001 | 9.2% | -10.1% |
| 2002 | 9.7% | +5.2% |
| 2003 | 9.0% | -7.4% |
| 2004 | 8.9% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 8.4% | -5.0% |
| 2006 | 7.6% | -9.5% |
| 2007 | 7.1% | -7.4% |
| 2008 | 8.6% | +21.5% |
| 2009 | 10.6% | +23.8% |
| 2010 | 8.9% | -16.5% |
| 2011 | 8.8% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 8.6% | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 8.1% | -5.8% |
| 2014 | 9.7% | +19.0% |
| 2015 | 8.4% | -12.9% |
| 2016 | 9.6% | +14.3% |
| 2017 | 9.5% | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 9.0% | -4.6% |
| 2022 | 12.1% | +33.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 18.5% | 14.2% | 23.4% | 6 |
| 1980s | 13.3% | 11.5% | 14.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.7% | 9.7% | 11.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.9% | 7.1% | 10.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.0% | 8.1% | 9.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 12.1% | 12.1% | 12.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near India
- 129 Argentina 12.9% compare
- 130 North Macedonia 12.4% compare
- 131 Poland 12.3% compare
- 133 Czechia 12.1% compare
- 134 Russian Federation 11.9% compare
- 135 Papua New Guinea 11.2% compare
More public sector data for India
- Arms imports 1.17 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.805 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -21.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 1.17 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 59.36 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0229 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 4.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 86.13 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 501.48 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is compensation of employees in India?
- Compensation of employees in India was 12.1% in 2022, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest compensation of employees recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 23.4% in 1974.
- What is the lowest compensation of employees recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.1% in 2007.
- How does India rank for compensation of employees?
- India ranks 132nd out of 155 countries with data for 2022.
- Is compensation of employees rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this India 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.