Compensation of employees in Other small states
Other small states: Compensation of employees was 26.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Compensation of employees in Other small states, 1983–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
Other small states recorded 26.6% for compensation of employees in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 21.9% on the previous year and up 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, compensation of employees in Other small states peaked at 45.2% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 21.9%, in 2022.
Other small states ranks 17th of 41 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 41 years of available data.
Compensation of employees in Other small states, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 38.2% | — |
| 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 | 24.8% | -44.6% |
| 1992 | 40.3% | +62.6% |
| 1993 | 40.4% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 45.2% | +11.9% |
| 1995 | 32.4% | -28.4% |
| 1996 | 30.6% | -5.3% |
| 1997 | 29.7% | -3.1% |
| 1998 | 29.4% | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 37.8% | +28.4% |
| 2000 | 38.2% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 37.1% | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 38.3% | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 37.3% | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 36.2% | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 36.0% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 34.8% | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 34.3% | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 33.2% | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 34.7% | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 32.9% | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 32.5% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 26.0% | -19.8% |
| 2013 | 23.5% | -9.7% |
| 2014 | 24.5% | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 28.5% | +16.3% |
| 2016 | 29.2% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 29.5% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 26.4% | -10.6% |
| 2019 | 28.4% | +7.4% |
| 2020 | 27.9% | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 26.9% | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 21.9% | -18.7% |
| 2023 | 26.6% | +21.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 38.0% | 35.1% | 44.6% | 7 |
| 1990s | 35.5% | 24.8% | 45.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 36.0% | 33.2% | 38.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.1% | 23.5% | 32.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.8% | 21.9% | 27.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Other small states
More public sector data for Other small states
- Arms imports 104.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 8.29 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0006 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -84.9 % change on previous year (2012)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 104.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2021)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 235.91 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0146 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 14.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 3.05 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 378.3 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is compensation of employees in Other small states?
- Compensation of employees in Other small states 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 Other small states?
- The highest recorded value was 45.2% in 1994.
- What is the lowest compensation of employees recorded in Other small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.9% in 2022.
- How does Other small states rank for compensation of employees?
- Other small states ranks 17th out of 41 groups with data for 2023.
- Is compensation of employees rising or falling in Other small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Other small states 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.