Compensation of employees (% of expense) in Malawi
Malawi: Compensation of employees (% of expense) was 32.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Compensation of employees in Malawi, 2009–2022
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 (% of expense) in Malawi, year by year
| 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% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 32.5% is below the median for low income countries, which is 37.9%, 86% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 32.5% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 36.9%, 88% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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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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About this data
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.