Compensation of employees (% of expense) in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Compensation of employees (% of expense) was 5.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Compensation of employees in Kazakhstan, 1999–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
In 2023, compensation of employees in Kazakhstan stood at 5.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 33.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, compensation of employees in Kazakhstan peaked at 11.3% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 4.7%, in 2017.
Kazakhstan ranks 155th of 155 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Compensation of employees (% of expense) in Kazakhstan, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 11.3% | — |
| 2000 | 9.1% | -19.9% |
| 2001 | 9.1% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 9.7% | +7.2% |
| 2003 | 7.8% | -19.5% |
| 2004 | 9.1% | +16.0% |
| 2010 | 7.3% | -19.6% |
| 2011 | 7.3% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 7.3% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 7.8% | +7.5% |
| 2014 | 7.0% | -10.0% |
| 2015 | 6.9% | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 6.0% | -12.3% |
| 2017 | 4.7% | -22.3% |
| 2018 | 6.3% | +34.5% |
| 2019 | 5.8% | -7.0% |
| 2020 | 6.4% | +8.7% |
| 2021 | 5.8% | -8.5% |
| 2022 | 5.3% | -9.0% |
| 2023 | 5.2% | -2.4% |
Kazakhstan compared with similar countries
- Kazakhstan's 5.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 26.6%, 19% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kazakhstan's 5.2% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 16.4%, 31% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.3% | 11.3% | 11.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 8.9% | 7.8% | 9.7% | 5 |
| 2010s | 6.6% | 4.7% | 7.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.7% | 5.2% | 6.4% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is compensation of employees in Kazakhstan?
- Compensation of employees in Kazakhstan was 5.2% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest compensation of employees recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 11.3% in 1999.
- What is the lowest compensation of employees recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.7% in 2017.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for compensation of employees?
- Kazakhstan ranks 155th out of 155 countries with data for 2023.
- Is compensation of employees rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kazakhstan 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.