Compensation of employees in Madagascar

Madagascar: Compensation of employees was 47.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
47.9%
Change on year
down 11.9%
World rank
11th
of 155 countries
All-time high
55.3%
in 2009
All-time low
38.9%
in 2004
Years of data
21
2003–2023

Compensation of employees in Madagascar, 2003–2023

02040602003201320232003: 48 % of expense2004: 38.9 % of expense2005: 40.9 % of expense2006: 43 % of expense2007: 46 % of expense2008: 43.7 % of expense2009: 55.3 % of expense2010: 53 % of expense2011: 50.8 % of expense2012: 52.3 % of expense2013: 51.9 % of expense2014: 48.5 % of expense2015: 49.3 % of expense2016: 51.2 % of expense2017: 45.6 % of expense2018: 52.5 % of expense2019: 48.2 % of expense2020: 48.2 % of expense2021: 49.2 % of expense2022: 54.3 % of expense2023: 47.9 % of expense

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

Analysis

Madagascar recorded 47.9% for compensation of employees in 2023.

That represents a change of down 11.9% on the previous year and down 7.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, compensation of employees in Madagascar peaked at 55.3% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 38.9%, in 2004.

That places Madagascar 11th out of 155 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.

Compensation of employees in Madagascar, year by year

Annual values for Compensation of employees (% of expense) in Madagascar, 2003 to 2023.
Year % of expense Change
2003 48.0%
2004 38.9% -19.0%
2005 40.9% +5.2%
2006 43.0% +5.1%
2007 46.0% +6.9%
2008 43.7% -5.0%
2009 55.3% +26.5%
2010 53.0% -4.1%
2011 50.8% -4.2%
2012 52.3% +3.1%
2013 51.9% -0.8%
2014 48.5% -6.5%
2015 49.3% +1.5%
2016 51.2% +4.0%
2017 45.6% -11.1%
2018 52.5% +15.3%
2019 48.2% -8.1%
2020 48.2% -0.1%
2021 49.2% +2.1%
2022 54.3% +10.5%
2023 47.9% -11.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 45.1% 38.9% 55.3% 7
2010s 50.3% 45.6% 53.0% 10
2020s 49.9% 47.9% 54.3% 4

Countries ranked near Madagascar

  1. 8 Honduras 48.6% compare
  2. 9 Saudi Arabia 48.5% compare
  3. 10 Burundi 48.1% compare
  4. 12 Solomon Islands 47.3% compare
  5. 13 Eswatini 47.0% compare
  6. 14 Samoa 46.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is compensation of employees in Madagascar?
Compensation of employees in Madagascar was 47.9% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest compensation of employees recorded in Madagascar?
The highest recorded value was 55.3% in 2009.
What is the lowest compensation of employees recorded in Madagascar?
The lowest recorded value was 38.9% in 2004.
How does Madagascar rank for compensation of employees?
Madagascar ranks 11th out of 155 countries with data for 2023.
Is compensation of employees rising or falling in Madagascar?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Madagascar 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.