Compensation of employees in Mozambique

Mozambique: Compensation of employees was 62.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
62.0%
Change on year
up 9.9%
World rank
1st
of 155 countries
All-time high
62.0%
in 2022
All-time low
42.1%
in 2012
Years of data
10
2010–2022

Compensation of employees in Mozambique, 2010–2022

02040602010201620222010: 42.7 % of expense2011: 43.1 % of expense2012: 42.1 % of expense2016: 55.2 % of expense2017: 57.2 % of expense2018: 54.2 % of expense2019: 58 % of expense2020: 54.9 % of expense2021: 56.4 % of expense2022: 62 % of expense

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

Analysis

In 2022, compensation of employees in Mozambique stood at 62.0%. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.

The figure is up 9.9% on the previous year and up 47.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, compensation of employees in Mozambique peaked at 62.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 42.1%, in 2012.

Mozambique ranks 1st of 155 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.

Compensation of employees in Mozambique, year by year

Annual values for Compensation of employees (% of expense) in Mozambique, 2010 to 2022.
Year % of expense Change
2010 42.7%
2011 43.1% +0.9%
2012 42.1% -2.3%
2016 55.2% +31.1%
2017 57.2% +3.6%
2018 54.2% -5.3%
2019 58.0% +7.1%
2020 54.9% -5.3%
2021 56.4% +2.7%
2022 62.0% +9.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 50.4% 42.1% 58.0% 7
2020s 57.8% 54.9% 62.0% 3

Countries ranked near Mozambique

  1. 2 Lao People's Democratic Republic 54.2% compare
  2. 3 Botswana 54.0% compare
  3. 4 Belize 52.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is compensation of employees in Mozambique?
Compensation of employees in Mozambique was 62.0% in 2022, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest compensation of employees recorded in Mozambique?
The highest recorded value was 62.0% in 2022.
What is the lowest compensation of employees recorded in Mozambique?
The lowest recorded value was 42.1% in 2012.
How does Mozambique rank for compensation of employees?
Mozambique ranks 1st out of 155 countries with data for 2022.
Is compensation of employees rising or falling in Mozambique?
Over the last ten years it is up 47.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Mozambique 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.