Compensation of employees in Mongolia

Mongolia: Compensation of employees was 9.9% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
9.9%
Change on year
down 29.8%
World rank
140th
of 155 countries
All-time high
33.2%
in 2009
All-time low
7.8%
in 1992
Years of data
28
1992–2021

Compensation of employees in Mongolia, 1992–2021

1020301992200620211992: 7.8 % of expense1993: 8.1 % of expense1994: 10.9 % of expense1995: 12.2 % of expense1996: 12.8 % of expense1997: 10.3 % of expense1998: 11.7 % of expense1999: 12.6 % of expense2000: 12.7 % of expense2001: 11.6 % of expense2002: 14.2 % of expense2003: 29.5 % of expense2006: 24.2 % of expense2007: 24 % of expense2008: 32.6 % of expense2009: 33.2 % of expense2010: 29.2 % of expense2011: 24.9 % of expense2012: 26.5 % of expense2013: 18.3 % of expense2014: 18 % of expense2015: 18.7 % of expense2016: 16.1 % of expense2017: 18.1 % of expense2018: 17 % of expense2019: 15.5 % of expense2020: 14.1 % of expense2021: 9.9 % of expense

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

Analysis

In 2021, compensation of employees in Mongolia stood at 9.9%.

That represents a change of down 29.8% on the previous year and down 60.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, compensation of employees in Mongolia peaked at 33.2% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 7.8%, in 1992.

Mongolia ranks 140th of 155 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.

Compensation of employees in Mongolia, year by year

Annual values for Compensation of employees (% of expense) in Mongolia, 1992 to 2021.
Year % of expense Change
1992 7.8%
1993 8.1% +4.0%
1994 10.9% +34.2%
1995 12.2% +12.0%
1996 12.8% +5.3%
1997 10.3% -19.5%
1998 11.7% +12.8%
1999 12.6% +7.8%
2000 12.7% +0.9%
2001 11.6% -8.8%
2002 14.2% +23.0%
2003 29.5% +107.8%
2006 24.2% -17.9%
2007 24.0% -1.1%
2008 32.6% +36.1%
2009 33.2% +1.8%
2010 29.2% -12.1%
2011 24.9% -14.7%
2012 26.5% +6.4%
2013 18.3% -30.9%
2014 18.0% -1.7%
2015 18.7% +3.6%
2016 16.1% -13.5%
2017 18.1% +12.1%
2018 17.0% -6.1%
2019 15.5% -8.8%
2020 14.1% -9.1%
2021 9.9% -29.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 10.8% 7.8% 12.8% 8
2000s 22.8% 11.6% 33.2% 8
2010s 20.2% 15.5% 29.2% 10
2020s 12.0% 9.9% 14.1% 2

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  5. 142 Australia 9.5% compare
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Frequently asked questions

What is compensation of employees in Mongolia?
Compensation of employees in Mongolia was 9.9% in 2021, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest compensation of employees recorded in Mongolia?
The highest recorded value was 33.2% in 2009.
What is the lowest compensation of employees recorded in Mongolia?
The lowest recorded value was 7.8% in 1992.
How does Mongolia rank for compensation of employees?
Mongolia ranks 140th out of 155 countries with data for 2021.
Is compensation of employees rising or falling in Mongolia?
Over the last ten years it is down 60.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Mongolia 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.