Compensation of employees in Macau, China

Macau, China: Compensation of employees was 33.4% in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
33.4%
Change on year
up 39.5%
World rank
52nd
of 155 countries
All-time high
56.8%
in 1997
All-time low
24.0%
in 2022
Years of data
28
1996–2023

Compensation of employees in Macau, China, 1996–2023

02040601996200920231996: 56 % of expense1997: 56.8 % of expense1998: 56.7 % of expense1999: 46.5 % of expense2000: 53.5 % of expense2001: 53.7 % of expense2002: 52.6 % of expense2003: 50 % of expense2004: 49.7 % of expense2005: 49.2 % of expense2006: 45.3 % of expense2007: 45.5 % of expense2008: 34 % of expense2009: 28.6 % of expense2010: 27.5 % of expense2011: 30.2 % of expense2012: 31.7 % of expense2013: 30.6 % of expense2014: 29.9 % of expense2015: 30.6 % of expense2016: 30.8 % of expense2017: 31.9 % of expense2018: 31.8 % of expense2019: 31.2 % of expense2020: 26.6 % of expense2021: 30.2 % of expense2022: 24 % of expense2023: 33.4 % of expense

Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.

Analysis

In 2023, compensation of employees in Macau, China stood at 33.4%.

That represents a change of up 39.5% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, compensation of employees in Macau, China peaked at 56.8% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 24.0%, in 2022.

Macau, China ranks 52nd of 155 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.

Compensation of employees in Macau, China, year by year

Annual values for Compensation of employees (% of expense) in Macau, China, 1996 to 2023.
Year % of expense Change
1996 56.0%
1997 56.8% +1.3%
1998 56.7% -0.1%
1999 46.5% -18.1%
2000 53.5% +15.3%
2001 53.7% +0.2%
2002 52.6% -2.0%
2003 50.0% -4.9%
2004 49.7% -0.6%
2005 49.2% -0.9%
2006 45.3% -8.0%
2007 45.5% +0.3%
2008 34.0% -25.2%
2009 28.6% -15.9%
2010 27.5% -3.7%
2011 30.2% +9.8%
2012 31.7% +5.0%
2013 30.6% -3.5%
2014 29.9% -2.3%
2015 30.6% +2.2%
2016 30.8% +0.8%
2017 31.9% +3.4%
2018 31.8% -0.1%
2019 31.2% -2.1%
2020 26.6% -14.6%
2021 30.2% +13.6%
2022 24.0% -20.7%
2023 33.4% +39.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 54.0% 46.5% 56.8% 4
2000s 46.2% 28.6% 53.7% 10
2010s 30.6% 27.5% 31.9% 10
2020s 28.5% 24.0% 33.4% 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is compensation of employees in Macau, China?
Compensation of employees in Macau, China was 33.4% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest compensation of employees recorded in Macau, China?
The highest recorded value was 56.8% in 1997.
What is the lowest compensation of employees recorded in Macau, China?
The lowest recorded value was 24.0% in 2022.
How does Macau, China rank for compensation of employees?
Macau, China ranks 52nd out of 155 countries with data for 2023.
Is compensation of employees rising or falling in Macau, China?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Macau, China 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.