Compensation of employees (% of expense) in Mali
Mali: Compensation of employees (% of expense) was 43.3% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Compensation of employees in Mali, 2000–2020
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
Mali recorded 43.3% for compensation of employees in 2020. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 6.6% on the previous year and up 26.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, compensation of employees in Mali peaked at 43.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 29.5%, in 2002.
That places Mali 20th out of 155 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Compensation of employees (% of expense) in Mali, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 36.5% | — |
| 2001 | 30.7% | -16.0% |
| 2002 | 29.5% | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 30.0% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 31.0% | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 32.6% | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 33.2% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 31.5% | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 35.4% | +12.4% |
| 2009 | 34.4% | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 34.3% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 36.9% | +7.5% |
| 2012 | 40.3% | +9.3% |
| 2013 | 35.4% | -12.1% |
| 2014 | 34.2% | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 38.1% | +11.3% |
| 2016 | 38.8% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 38.4% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 41.4% | +7.8% |
| 2019 | 40.6% | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 43.3% | +6.6% |
Mali compared with similar countries
- Mali's 43.3% is above the median for low income countries, which is 37.9%, 1.1× the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Mali's 43.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 36.9%, 1.2× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.5% | 29.5% | 36.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.8% | 34.2% | 41.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.3% | 43.3% | 43.3% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is compensation of employees in Mali?
- Compensation of employees in Mali was 43.3% in 2020, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest compensation of employees recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 43.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest compensation of employees recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.5% in 2002.
- How does Mali rank for compensation of employees?
- Mali ranks 20th out of 155 countries with data for 2020.
- Is compensation of employees rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mali 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.