Compensation of employees in Israel
Israel: Compensation of employees was 22.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Compensation of employees in Israel, 1972–2023
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 Israel is 22.4%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 4.7% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, compensation of employees in Israel peaked at 24.4% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 10.0%, in 1983.
Israel ranks 86th of 155 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Compensation of employees in Israel, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 14.3% | — |
| 1973 | 16.0% | +12.0% |
| 1974 | 11.4% | -28.6% |
| 1975 | 11.5% | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 12.5% | +8.3% |
| 1977 | 11.2% | -10.3% |
| 1978 | 14.5% | +29.0% |
| 1979 | 14.3% | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 13.4% | -6.0% |
| 1981 | 11.9% | -11.3% |
| 1982 | 14.1% | +18.2% |
| 1983 | 10.0% | -28.6% |
| 1984 | 10.9% | +8.5% |
| 1985 | 11.0% | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 12.2% | +11.3% |
| 1987 | 13.6% | +11.0% |
| 1988 | 14.4% | +6.1% |
| 1989 | 15.6% | +8.1% |
| 1990 | 15.5% | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 14.6% | -5.6% |
| 1992 | 14.2% | -2.7% |
| 1993 | 15.0% | +5.4% |
| 1994 | 16.2% | +7.9% |
| 1995 | 17.0% | +5.3% |
| 1996 | 16.4% | -3.7% |
| 1997 | 16.6% | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 16.1% | -3.1% |
| 1999 | 16.9% | +5.5% |
| 2000 | 22.8% | +34.5% |
| 2001 | 22.7% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 21.1% | -6.9% |
| 2003 | 22.5% | +6.6% |
| 2004 | 22.5% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 22.2% | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 22.2% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 22.4% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 22.5% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 22.2% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 23.2% | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 23.3% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 23.5% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 23.6% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 24.1% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 24.4% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 24.3% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 24.0% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 23.7% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 23.6% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 20.3% | -13.9% |
| 2021 | 20.7% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 21.4% | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 22.4% | +4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13.2% | 11.2% | 16.0% | 8 |
| 1980s | 12.7% | 10.0% | 15.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.8% | 14.2% | 17.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.3% | 21.1% | 22.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.8% | 23.2% | 24.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.2% | 20.3% | 22.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Israel
- 83 San Marino 23.5% compare
- 84 Côte d'Ivoire 23.3% compare
- 85 Thailand 22.6% compare
- 87 Uruguay 22.2% compare
- 88 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 22.2% compare
- 89 Myanmar 22.0% compare
More public sector data for Israel
- Arms imports 211.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 21.1 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0004 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -75.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 211.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 4,650 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0858 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 69.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 46.51 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 39,880 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is compensation of employees in Israel?
- Compensation of employees in Israel was 22.4% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest compensation of employees recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 24.4% in 2015.
- What is the lowest compensation of employees recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.0% in 1983.
- How does Israel rank for compensation of employees?
- Israel ranks 86th out of 155 countries with data for 2023.
- Is compensation of employees rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Israel 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.