Compensation of employees in Nepal
Nepal: Compensation of employees was 14.1% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Compensation of employees in Nepal, 2010–2021
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
The most recent figure for compensation of employees in Nepal is 14.1%, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.3% on the previous year and down 48.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, compensation of employees in Nepal peaked at 27.8% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 11.9%, in 2019.
That places Nepal 127th out of 155 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Compensation of employees in Nepal, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 27.6% | — |
| 2011 | 27.4% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 27.1% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 26.7% | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 27.8% | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 26.1% | -6.1% |
| 2016 | 24.1% | -7.9% |
| 2017 | 22.9% | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 16.0% | -30.2% |
| 2019 | 11.9% | -25.4% |
| 2020 | 15.0% | +25.9% |
| 2021 | 14.1% | -6.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 23.8% | 11.9% | 27.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.6% | 14.1% | 15.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 124 Rwanda 14.3% compare
- 125 Azerbaijan 14.2% compare
- 126 South Africa 14.2% compare
- 128 Belarus 14.1% compare
- 129 Argentina 12.9% compare
- 130 North Macedonia 12.4% compare
More public sector data for Nepal
- Arms imports 0 SIPRI trend indicator values (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 428.57 % change on previous year (2019)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 0 SIPRI trend indicator values (2021)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 14.38 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0099 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -2.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 426.52 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is compensation of employees in Nepal?
- Compensation of employees in Nepal was 14.1% in 2021, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest compensation of employees recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 27.8% in 2014.
- What is the lowest compensation of employees recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.9% in 2019.
- How does Nepal rank for compensation of employees?
- Nepal ranks 127th out of 155 countries with data for 2021.
- Is compensation of employees rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nepal 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.