Compensation of employees (% of expense) in Iraq
Iraq: Compensation of employees (% of expense) was 51.9% in 2019. ▬ Flat
Compensation of employees in Iraq, 2014–2019
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
Iraq recorded 51.9% for compensation of employees in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and up 17.1% over ten years.
That places Iraq 5th out of 155 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
Compensation of employees (% of expense) in Iraq, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 44.3% | — |
| 2015 | 59.6% | +34.5% |
| 2016 | 58.3% | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 54.9% | -5.8% |
| 2018 | 53.3% | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 51.9% | -2.5% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 51.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 26.6%, 1.9× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 51.9% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 34.5%, 1.5× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 2 Laos 54.2% compare
- 3 Botswana 54.0% compare
- 4 Belize 52.4%
- 6 Central African Republic 49.9% compare
- 7 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 49.8%
- 8 Honduras 48.6% compare
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- Arms imports 55.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2025)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.4995 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 -20.69 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is compensation of employees in Iraq?
- Compensation of employees in Iraq was 51.9% in 2019, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest compensation of employees recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 59.6% in 2015.
- What is the lowest compensation of employees recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.3% in 2014.
- How does Iraq rank for compensation of employees?
- Iraq ranks 5th out of 155 countries with data for 2019.
- Is compensation of employees rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Iraq 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.