Compensation of employees (% of expense) in Mozambique
Mozambique: Compensation of employees (% of expense) was 62.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Compensation of employees in Mozambique, 2010–2022
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 (% of expense) in Mozambique, year by year
| 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% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 62.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 37.9%, 1.6× the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 62.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 36.9%, 1.7× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 50.4% | 42.1% | 58.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 57.8% | 54.9% | 62.0% | 3 |
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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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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.