Compensation of employees in Italy
Italy: Compensation of employees was 10.9% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Compensation of employees in Italy, 1973–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
Italy recorded 10.9% for compensation of employees in 2023.
The figure is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 19.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, compensation of employees in Italy peaked at 18.9% in 1973 and was at its lowest, 10.2%, in 1986.
Italy ranks 137th of 155 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 46 years of available data.
Compensation of employees in Italy, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 18.9% | — |
| 1974 | 18.0% | -4.8% |
| 1975 | 15.3% | -15.3% |
| 1976 | 14.8% | -3.3% |
| 1977 | 15.7% | +6.2% |
| 1978 | 12.9% | -17.8% |
| 1979 | 12.9% | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 12.7% | -2.0% |
| 1986 | 10.2% | -19.4% |
| 1987 | 10.5% | +3.3% |
| 1988 | 13.2% | +25.8% |
| 1989 | 12.7% | -4.2% |
| 1990 | 13.2% | +4.0% |
| 1991 | 12.9% | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 11.9% | -8.2% |
| 1993 | 11.4% | -3.6% |
| 1994 | 11.3% | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 12.7% | +12.2% |
| 1996 | 13.5% | +6.5% |
| 1997 | 13.9% | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 14.1% | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 14.0% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 14.5% | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 14.6% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 14.9% | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 15.5% | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 15.3% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 15.5% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 15.0% | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 15.1% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 14.5% | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 14.2% | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 14.3% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 14.1% | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 13.5% | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 13.5% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 13.4% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 13.1% | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 13.3% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 13.4% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 13.5% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 13.5% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 12.3% | -9.2% |
| 2021 | 11.8% | -4.2% |
| 2022 | 11.2% | -4.4% |
| 2023 | 10.9% | -3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15.5% | 12.9% | 18.9% | 7 |
| 1980s | 11.9% | 10.2% | 13.2% | 5 |
| 1990s | 12.9% | 11.3% | 14.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.9% | 14.2% | 15.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.6% | 13.1% | 14.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.5% | 10.9% | 12.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More public sector data for Italy
- Arms imports 432.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 7.33 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -10.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 432.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 643.98 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0159 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 2.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 37.96 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 1,640 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is compensation of employees in Italy?
- Compensation of employees in Italy was 10.9% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest compensation of employees recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 18.9% in 1973.
- What is the lowest compensation of employees recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.2% in 1986.
- How does Italy rank for compensation of employees?
- Italy ranks 137th out of 155 countries with data for 2023.
- Is compensation of employees rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Italy 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.