Compensation of employees (% of expense) in Ireland
Ireland: Compensation of employees (% of expense) was 26.6% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Compensation of employees in Ireland, 1972–2022
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 Ireland is 26.6%, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.2% on the previous year and up 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, compensation of employees in Ireland peaked at 27.6% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 12.6%, in 1988.
That places Ireland 74th out of 155 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Compensation of employees (% of expense) in Ireland, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 15.9% | — |
| 1973 | 15.9% | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 15.3% | -3.7% |
| 1975 | 15.6% | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 14.9% | -4.5% |
| 1977 | 14.1% | -5.4% |
| 1978 | 13.5% | -4.1% |
| 1979 | 13.8% | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 13.5% | -2.6% |
| 1981 | 14.0% | +3.7% |
| 1982 | 13.4% | -3.7% |
| 1983 | 12.9% | -4.1% |
| 1984 | 13.1% | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 12.7% | -3.0% |
| 1986 | 12.9% | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 12.9% | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 12.6% | -2.4% |
| 1989 | 13.6% | +8.1% |
| 1990 | 14.1% | +3.5% |
| 1991 | 14.4% | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 14.6% | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 14.1% | -3.9% |
| 1994 | 13.8% | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 17.1% | +24.2% |
| 1996 | 17.1% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 17.0% | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 16.6% | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 15.8% | -4.7% |
| 2000 | 15.6% | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 14.8% | -4.8% |
| 2002 | 14.6% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 14.9% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 15.1% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 27.0% | +78.9% |
| 2006 | 27.1% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 27.6% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 26.6% | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 24.4% | -8.3% |
| 2010 | 16.4% | -32.8% |
| 2011 | 23.7% | +44.8% |
| 2012 | 24.7% | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 24.3% | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 25.4% | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 24.5% | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 25.7% | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 26.5% | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 26.5% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 27.3% | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 23.8% | -12.7% |
| 2021 | 24.6% | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 26.6% | +8.2% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 26.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 18.9%, 1.4× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 26.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 16.4%, 1.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Compensation of employees (% of expense) in Ireland 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +78.9% | 15.1% | 27.0% |
| 2011 | +44.8% | 16.4% | 23.7% |
| 2010 | -32.8% | 24.4% | 16.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14.9% | 13.5% | 15.9% | 8 |
| 1980s | 13.1% | 12.6% | 14.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.5% | 13.8% | 17.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.8% | 14.6% | 27.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.5% | 16.4% | 27.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.0% | 23.8% | 26.6% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is compensation of employees in Ireland?
- Compensation of employees in Ireland was 26.6% in 2022, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest compensation of employees recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 27.6% in 2007.
- What is the lowest compensation of employees recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.6% in 1988.
- How does Ireland rank for compensation of employees?
- Ireland ranks 74th out of 155 countries with data for 2022.
- Is compensation of employees rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland 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.