Compensation of employees in Lebanon

Lebanon: Compensation of employees was 32.1% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
32.1%
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
56th
of 155 countries
All-time high
32.1%
in 2021
All-time low
19.1%
in 2008
Years of data
24
1998–2021

Compensation of employees in Lebanon, 1998–2021

01020301998200920211998: 25.9 % of expense1999: 27.3 % of expense2000: 24.2 % of expense2001: 22.8 % of expense2002: 22.2 % of expense2003: 20.7 % of expense2004: 23.3 % of expense2005: 23 % of expense2006: 20.1 % of expense2007: 19.4 % of expense2008: 19.1 % of expense2009: 21.2 % of expense2010: 21.2 % of expense2011: 21.9 % of expense2012: 22.2 % of expense2013: 21.2 % of expense2014: 22 % of expense2015: 25 % of expense2016: 22.4 % of expense2017: 24.3 % of expense2018: 23 % of expense2019: 24 % of expense2020: 31.9 % of expense2021: 32.1 % 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 Lebanon is 32.1%, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 46.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, compensation of employees in Lebanon peaked at 32.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 19.1%, in 2008.

That places Lebanon 56th out of 155 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.

Compensation of employees in Lebanon, year by year

Annual values for Compensation of employees (% of expense) in Lebanon, 1998 to 2021.
Year % of expense Change
1998 25.9%
1999 27.3% +5.4%
2000 24.2% -11.5%
2001 22.8% -5.6%
2002 22.2% -2.8%
2003 20.7% -6.5%
2004 23.3% +12.6%
2005 23.0% -1.4%
2006 20.1% -12.7%
2007 19.4% -3.2%
2008 19.1% -1.6%
2009 21.2% +11.1%
2010 21.2% -0.1%
2011 21.9% +3.3%
2012 22.2% +1.3%
2013 21.2% -4.6%
2014 22.0% +3.8%
2015 25.0% +13.5%
2016 22.4% -10.4%
2017 24.3% +8.6%
2018 23.0% -5.2%
2019 24.0% +4.0%
2020 31.9% +33.1%
2021 32.1% +0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 26.6% 25.9% 27.3% 2
2000s 21.6% 19.1% 24.2% 10
2010s 22.7% 21.2% 25.0% 10
2020s 32.0% 31.9% 32.1% 2

Countries ranked near Lebanon

  1. 53 Malawi 32.5% compare
  2. 54 United Arab Emirates 32.2% compare
  3. 55 Trinidad and Tobago 32.1% compare
  4. 57 Guatemala 32.0% compare
  5. 58 Nicaragua 32.0% compare
  6. 59 Togo 31.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is compensation of employees in Lebanon?
Compensation of employees in Lebanon was 32.1% in 2021, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest compensation of employees recorded in Lebanon?
The highest recorded value was 32.1% in 2021.
What is the lowest compensation of employees recorded in Lebanon?
The lowest recorded value was 19.1% in 2008.
How does Lebanon rank for compensation of employees?
Lebanon ranks 56th out of 155 countries with data for 2021.
Is compensation of employees rising or falling in Lebanon?
Over the last ten years it is up 46.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Lebanon 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.