Compensation of employees in Maldives

Maldives: Compensation of employees was 39.1% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
39.1%
Change on year
down 10.8%
World rank
31st
of 155 countries
All-time high
63.1%
in 2011
All-time low
18.4%
in 2007
Years of data
30
1990–2021

Compensation of employees in Maldives, 1990–2021

20304050601990200520211990: 26.1 % of expense1991: 28.4 % of expense1992: 26.5 % of expense1993: 26.3 % of expense1994: 26.7 % of expense1995: 26.4 % of expense1996: 26.1 % of expense1997: 22.8 % of expense1998: 22.4 % of expense1999: 23.7 % of expense2000: 24.9 % of expense2001: 25.7 % of expense2002: 25.3 % of expense2003: 24 % of expense2004: 25.8 % of expense2005: 21 % of expense2006: 19.3 % of expense2007: 18.4 % of expense2008: 34.7 % of expense2009: 33.6 % of expense2010: 29.5 % of expense2011: 63.1 % of expense2014: 43.6 % of expense2015: 43.6 % of expense2016: 45.5 % of expense2017: 49.8 % of expense2018: 45.2 % of expense2019: 39.8 % of expense2020: 43.8 % of expense2021: 39.1 % of expense

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

Analysis

Maldives recorded 39.1% for compensation of employees in 2021.

That represents a change of down 10.8% on the previous year and down 38.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, compensation of employees in Maldives peaked at 63.1% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 18.4%, in 2007.

That places Maldives 31st out of 155 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.

Compensation of employees in Maldives, year by year

Annual values for Compensation of employees (% of expense) in Maldives, 1990 to 2021.
Year % of expense Change
1990 26.1%
1991 28.4% +8.8%
1992 26.5% -6.7%
1993 26.3% -1.0%
1994 26.7% +1.7%
1995 26.4% -1.0%
1996 26.1% -1.3%
1997 22.8% -12.5%
1998 22.4% -1.9%
1999 23.7% +5.8%
2000 24.9% +5.1%
2001 25.7% +3.1%
2002 25.3% -1.4%
2003 24.0% -5.0%
2004 25.8% +7.2%
2005 21.0% -18.6%
2006 19.3% -7.8%
2007 18.4% -4.8%
2008 34.7% +88.3%
2009 33.6% -3.1%
2010 29.5% -12.2%
2011 63.1% +113.8%
2014 43.6% -30.9%
2015 43.6% -0.0%
2016 45.5% +4.3%
2017 49.8% +9.5%
2018 45.2% -9.2%
2019 39.8% -12.0%
2020 43.8% +10.2%
2021 39.1% -10.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 25.6% 22.4% 28.4% 10
2000s 25.3% 18.4% 34.7% 10
2010s 45.0% 29.5% 63.1% 8
2020s 41.4% 39.1% 43.8% 2

Countries ranked near Maldives

  1. 28 Iran, Islamic Republic of 39.8% compare
  2. 29 Bahrain 39.5% compare
  3. 30 Angola 39.3% compare
  4. 32 Cambodia 38.9% compare
  5. 33 Namibia 38.8% compare
  6. 34 Morocco 38.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is compensation of employees in Maldives?
Compensation of employees in Maldives was 39.1% in 2021, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest compensation of employees recorded in Maldives?
The highest recorded value was 63.1% in 2011.
What is the lowest compensation of employees recorded in Maldives?
The lowest recorded value was 18.4% in 2007.
How does Maldives rank for compensation of employees?
Maldives ranks 31st out of 155 countries with data for 2021.
Is compensation of employees rising or falling in Maldives?
Over the last ten years it is down 38.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Maldives 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.