Compensation of employees in Kiribati

Kiribati: Compensation of employees was 31.4% in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
31.4%
Change on year
down 4.1%
World rank
60th
of 155 countries
All-time high
44.5%
in 2011
All-time low
31.4%
in 2023
Years of data
13
2011–2023

Compensation of employees in Kiribati, 2011–2023

0102030402011201720232011: 44.5 % of expense2012: 40.7 % of expense2013: 39.3 % of expense2014: 42 % of expense2015: 38.6 % of expense2016: 35.1 % of expense2017: 33.5 % of expense2018: 41.2 % of expense2019: 38.1 % of expense2020: 33.7 % of expense2021: 32.3 % of expense2022: 32.8 % of expense2023: 31.4 % of expense

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 Kiribati is 31.4%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.

That represents a change of down 4.1% on the previous year and down 20.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, compensation of employees in Kiribati peaked at 44.5% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 31.4%, in 2023.

Kiribati ranks 60th of 155 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.

Compensation of employees in Kiribati, year by year

Annual values for Compensation of employees (% of expense) in Kiribati, 2011 to 2023.
Year % of expense Change
2011 44.5%
2012 40.7% -8.6%
2013 39.3% -3.4%
2014 42.0% +6.9%
2015 38.6% -8.2%
2016 35.1% -9.0%
2017 33.5% -4.6%
2018 41.2% +23.1%
2019 38.1% -7.5%
2020 33.7% -11.5%
2021 32.3% -4.2%
2022 32.8% +1.4%
2023 31.4% -4.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 39.2% 33.5% 44.5% 9
2020s 32.6% 31.4% 33.7% 4

Countries ranked near Kiribati

  1. 57 Guatemala 32.0% compare
  2. 58 Nicaragua 32.0% compare
  3. 59 Togo 31.7% compare
  4. 61 Niger 31.3%
  5. 62 Palau 31.0% compare
  6. 63 Malaysia 29.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is compensation of employees in Kiribati?
Compensation of employees in Kiribati was 31.4% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest compensation of employees recorded in Kiribati?
The highest recorded value was 44.5% in 2011.
What is the lowest compensation of employees recorded in Kiribati?
The lowest recorded value was 31.4% in 2023.
How does Kiribati rank for compensation of employees?
Kiribati ranks 60th out of 155 countries with data for 2023.
Is compensation of employees rising or falling in Kiribati?
Over the last ten years it is down 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Kiribati 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
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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.