Compensation of employees in Israel

Israel: Compensation of employees was 22.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
22.4%
Change on year
up 4.7%
World rank
86th
of 155 countries
All-time high
24.4%
in 2015
All-time low
10.0%
in 1983
Years of data
52
1972–2023

Compensation of employees in Israel, 1972–2023

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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

Annual values for Compensation of employees (% of expense) in Israel, 1972 to 2023.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 83 San Marino 23.5% compare
  2. 84 Côte d'Ivoire 23.3% compare
  3. 85 Thailand 22.6% compare
  4. 87 Uruguay 22.2% compare
  5. 88 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 22.2% compare
  6. 89 Myanmar 22.0% compare

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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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Indicator
Compensation of employees (% of expense)
Unit
% of expense
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
196 places, 5,286 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

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.