Compensation of employees in Mauritius

Mauritius: Compensation of employees was 26.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
26.6%
Change on year
down 13.1%
World rank
73rd
of 155 countries
All-time high
45.2%
in 1994
All-time low
26.6%
in 2023
Years of data
51
1973–2023

Compensation of employees in Mauritius, 1973–2023

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

Analysis

In 2023, compensation of employees in Mauritius stood at 26.6%. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.

That represents a change of down 13.1% on the previous year and down 29.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, compensation of employees in Mauritius peaked at 45.2% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 26.6%, in 2023.

Mauritius ranks 73rd of 155 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.

Compensation of employees in Mauritius, year by year

Annual values for Compensation of employees (% of expense) in Mauritius, 1973 to 2023.
Year % of expense Change
1973 38.8%
1974 34.1% -12.1%
1975 32.2% -5.6%
1976 36.9% +14.7%
1977 38.3% +3.9%
1978 38.3% -0.0%
1979 39.5% +3.0%
1980 36.0% -8.6%
1981 33.7% -6.4%
1982 35.7% +5.8%
1983 38.2% +6.8%
1984 37.0% -3.1%
1985 35.1% -4.9%
1986 35.6% +1.4%
1987 36.1% +1.4%
1988 39.7% +9.9%
1989 44.6% +12.4%
1990 44.8% +0.4%
1991 41.4% -7.6%
1992 40.3% -2.5%
1993 40.4% +0.1%
1994 45.2% +11.9%
1995 45.0% -0.4%
1996 42.0% -6.7%
1997 39.9% -5.1%
1998 39.4% -1.1%
1999 37.8% -4.3%
2000 38.2% +1.3%
2001 37.1% -3.0%
2002 38.3% +3.1%
2003 37.3% -2.4%
2004 38.2% +2.4%
2005 39.0% +2.2%
2006 36.3% -7.1%
2007 35.4% -2.4%
2008 33.8% -4.5%
2009 35.7% +5.6%
2010 35.2% -1.4%
2011 36.4% +3.4%
2012 36.0% -1.3%
2013 37.8% +5.1%
2014 37.4% -1.2%
2015 34.5% -7.6%
2016 34.8% +0.7%
2017 36.1% +4.0%
2018 34.4% -4.7%
2019 34.3% -0.5%
2020 29.1% -15.1%
2021 26.9% -7.5%
2022 30.7% +14.1%
2023 26.6% -13.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 36.9% 32.2% 39.5% 7
1980s 37.2% 33.7% 44.6% 10
1990s 41.6% 37.8% 45.2% 10
2000s 36.9% 33.8% 39.0% 10
2010s 35.7% 34.3% 37.8% 10
2020s 28.3% 26.6% 30.7% 4

Countries ranked near Mauritius

  1. 70 Egypt 27.2% compare
  2. 71 Malta 26.9% compare
  3. 72 Costa Rica 26.8% compare
  4. 74 Ireland 26.6% compare
  5. 75 Micronesia (country) 26.2% compare
  6. 76 Bahamas 25.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is compensation of employees in Mauritius?
Compensation of employees in Mauritius was 26.6% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest compensation of employees recorded in Mauritius?
The highest recorded value was 45.2% in 1994.
What is the lowest compensation of employees recorded in Mauritius?
The lowest recorded value was 26.6% in 2023.
How does Mauritius rank for compensation of employees?
Mauritius ranks 73rd out of 155 countries with data for 2023.
Is compensation of employees rising or falling in Mauritius?
Over the last ten years it is down 29.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Mauritius 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
Last refreshed

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.