Compensation of employees in Late-demographic dividend

Late-demographic dividend: Compensation of employees was 19.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
19.6%
Change on year
up 3.3%
Rank
29th
of 41 groups
All-time high
26.3%
in 2005
All-time low
18.4%
in 2021
Years of data
29
1995–2023

Compensation of employees in Late-demographic dividend, 1995–2023

01020301995200920231995: 21.3 % of expense1996: 20.8 % of expense1997: 20.7 % of expense1998: 22.9 % of expense1999: 22.1 % of expense2000: 20.5 % of expense2001: 20.8 % of expense2002: 22.2 % of expense2003: 21.4 % of expense2004: 22.6 % of expense2005: 26.3 % of expense2006: 23.3 % of expense2007: 24.2 % of expense2008: 21.3 % of expense2009: 24.5 % of expense2010: 21 % of expense2011: 23.6 % of expense2012: 22.7 % of expense2013: 21.2 % of expense2014: 21.4 % of expense2015: 21.7 % of expense2016: 21.4 % of expense2017: 21.6 % of expense2018: 22.3 % of expense2019: 22.7 % of expense2020: 20.1 % of expense2021: 18.4 % of expense2022: 19 % of expense2023: 19.6 % 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 Late-demographic dividend is 19.6%, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.3% on the previous year and down 7.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, compensation of employees in Late-demographic dividend peaked at 26.3% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 18.4%, in 2021.

That places Late-demographic dividend 29th out of 41 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.

Compensation of employees in Late-demographic dividend, year by year

Annual values for Compensation of employees (% of expense) in Late-demographic dividend, 1995 to 2023.
Year % of expense Change
1995 21.3%
1996 20.8% -2.4%
1997 20.7% -0.2%
1998 22.9% +10.6%
1999 22.1% -3.8%
2000 20.5% -7.2%
2001 20.8% +1.5%
2002 22.2% +6.9%
2003 21.4% -3.5%
2004 22.6% +5.3%
2005 26.3% +16.6%
2006 23.3% -11.4%
2007 24.2% +3.6%
2008 21.3% -12.1%
2009 24.5% +15.2%
2010 21.0% -14.1%
2011 23.6% +12.0%
2012 22.7% -3.7%
2013 21.2% -6.5%
2014 21.4% +1.1%
2015 21.7% +1.4%
2016 21.4% -1.8%
2017 21.6% +0.9%
2018 22.3% +3.4%
2019 22.7% +1.7%
2020 20.1% -11.4%
2021 18.4% -8.4%
2022 19.0% +3.2%
2023 19.6% +3.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 21.6% 20.7% 22.9% 5
2000s 22.7% 20.5% 26.3% 10
2010s 22.0% 21.0% 23.6% 10
2020s 19.3% 18.4% 20.1% 4

Countries ranked near Late-demographic dividend

  1. 26 Saint Lucia 40.4% compare
  2. 27 Cape Verde 39.9% compare
  3. 28 Iran, Islamic Republic of 39.8% compare
  4. 29 Bahrain 39.5% compare
  5. 30 Angola 39.3% compare
  6. 31 Maldives 39.1% compare
  7. 32 Cambodia 38.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is compensation of employees in Late-demographic dividend?
Compensation of employees in Late-demographic dividend was 19.6% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest compensation of employees recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
The highest recorded value was 26.3% in 2005.
What is the lowest compensation of employees recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
The lowest recorded value was 18.4% in 2021.
How does Late-demographic dividend rank for compensation of employees?
Late-demographic dividend ranks 29th out of 41 groups with data for 2023.
Is compensation of employees rising or falling in Late-demographic dividend?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Late-demographic dividend 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.