Compensation of employees in Malawi

Malawi: Compensation of employees was 32.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
32.5%
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
53rd
of 155 countries
All-time high
33.1%
in 2015
All-time low
18.8%
in 2009
Years of data
14
2009–2022

Compensation of employees in Malawi, 2009–2022

01020302009201520222009: 18.8 % of expense2010: 23.1 % of expense2011: 25.4 % of expense2012: 27 % of expense2013: 25.6 % of expense2014: 26.6 % of expense2015: 33.1 % of expense2016: 32.3 % of expense2017: 30.6 % of expense2018: 30.7 % of expense2019: 32.8 % of expense2020: 32.6 % of expense2021: 32.2 % of expense2022: 32.5 % of expense

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

Analysis

Malawi recorded 32.5% for compensation of employees in 2022.

The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 20.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, compensation of employees in Malawi peaked at 33.1% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 18.8%, in 2009.

Malawi ranks 53rd of 155 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.

Compensation of employees in Malawi, year by year

Annual values for Compensation of employees (% of expense) in Malawi, 2009 to 2022.
Year % of expense Change
2009 18.8%
2010 23.1% +22.8%
2011 25.4% +9.9%
2012 27.0% +6.3%
2013 25.6% -5.5%
2014 26.6% +4.2%
2015 33.1% +24.4%
2016 32.3% -2.5%
2017 30.6% -5.1%
2018 30.7% +0.1%
2019 32.8% +7.0%
2020 32.6% -0.9%
2021 32.2% -0.9%
2022 32.5% +0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 18.8% 18.8% 18.8% 1
2010s 28.7% 23.1% 33.1% 10
2020s 32.4% 32.2% 32.6% 3

Countries ranked near Malawi

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  2. 51 Tonga 33.8% compare
  3. 52 Macao 33.4% compare
  4. 54 United Arab Emirates 32.2% compare
  5. 55 Trinidad and Tobago 32.1% compare
  6. 56 Lebanon 32.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is compensation of employees in Malawi?
Compensation of employees in Malawi was 32.5% in 2022, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest compensation of employees recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 33.1% in 2015.
What is the lowest compensation of employees recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 18.8% in 2009.
How does Malawi rank for compensation of employees?
Malawi ranks 53rd out of 155 countries with data for 2022.
Is compensation of employees rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is up 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Malawi 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.