Compensation of employees (% of expense) in Indonesia
Indonesia: Compensation of employees (% of expense) was 14.8% in 2009. ▼ Falling
Compensation of employees in Indonesia, 1972–2009
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 Indonesia is 14.8%, measured in 2009.
The figure is up 20.0% on the previous year and up 39.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, compensation of employees in Indonesia peaked at 31.9% in 1972 and was at its lowest, 7.4%, in 2002.
That places Indonesia 119th out of 155 countries with data for 2009, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Compensation of employees (% of expense) in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 31.9% | — |
| 1973 | 25.1% | -21.3% |
| 1974 | 22.7% | -9.9% |
| 1975 | 24.7% | +9.2% |
| 1976 | 23.3% | -5.9% |
| 1977 | 30.2% | +29.7% |
| 1978 | 29.0% | -3.9% |
| 1979 | 26.6% | -8.3% |
| 1980 | 25.6% | -3.6% |
| 1981 | 24.0% | -6.4% |
| 1982 | 23.2% | -3.4% |
| 1983 | 21.8% | -5.9% |
| 1984 | 21.6% | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 21.6% | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 24.1% | +11.5% |
| 1987 | 26.1% | +8.3% |
| 1988 | 26.0% | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 27.1% | +4.1% |
| 1990 | 24.2% | -10.4% |
| 1991 | 26.6% | +9.5% |
| 1992 | 26.6% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 27.8% | +4.3% |
| 1994 | 22.9% | -17.5% |
| 1995 | 20.1% | -12.5% |
| 1996 | 23.1% | +15.0% |
| 1997 | 13.7% | -40.7% |
| 1998 | 11.8% | -13.9% |
| 1999 | 10.6% | -9.6% |
| 2002 | 7.4% | -30.3% |
| 2003 | 14.6% | +96.0% |
| 2004 | 12.7% | -12.5% |
| 2008 | 12.4% | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 14.8% | +20.0% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's 14.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 26.6%, 56% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Indonesia's 14.8% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 29.6%, 50% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Compensation of employees (% of expense) in Indonesia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +96.0% | 7.4% | 14.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 26.7% | 22.7% | 31.9% | 8 |
| 1980s | 24.1% | 21.6% | 27.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 20.7% | 10.6% | 27.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.4% | 7.4% | 14.8% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is compensation of employees in Indonesia?
- Compensation of employees in Indonesia was 14.8% in 2009, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest compensation of employees recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 31.9% in 1972.
- What is the lowest compensation of employees recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.4% in 2002.
- How does Indonesia rank for compensation of employees?
- Indonesia ranks 119th out of 155 countries with data for 2009.
- Is compensation of employees rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Indonesia 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.