Compensation of employees in Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea: Compensation of employees was 11.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
11.2%
Change on year
down 22.5%
World rank
135th
of 155 countries
All-time high
40.9%
in 1998
All-time low
11.2%
in 2023
Years of data
23
1990–2023

Compensation of employees in Papua New Guinea, 1990–2023

102030401990200620231990: 38.2 % of expense1991: 30.7 % of expense1992: 36.7 % of expense1993: 31.7 % of expense1994: 36.3 % of expense1995: 36.3 % of expense1996: 28.6 % of expense1997: 30.8 % of expense1998: 40.9 % of expense1999: 31.1 % of expense2000: 25 % of expense2001: 26.3 % of expense2002: 27.8 % of expense2014: 16.3 % of expense2015: 17.5 % of expense2016: 20 % of expense2017: 19 % of expense2018: 18.4 % of expense2019: 16.4 % of expense2020: 15.5 % of expense2021: 16.4 % of expense2022: 14.5 % of expense2023: 11.2 % of expense

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

Analysis

Papua New Guinea recorded 11.2% for compensation of employees in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.

The figure is down 22.5% on the previous year and down 31.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, compensation of employees in Papua New Guinea peaked at 40.9% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 11.2%, in 2023.

Papua New Guinea ranks 135th of 155 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.

Compensation of employees in Papua New Guinea, year by year

Annual values for Compensation of employees (% of expense) in Papua New Guinea, 1990 to 2023.
Year % of expense Change
1990 38.2%
1991 30.7% -19.7%
1992 36.7% +19.4%
1993 31.7% -13.4%
1994 36.3% +14.5%
1995 36.3% -0.2%
1996 28.6% -21.1%
1997 30.8% +7.7%
1998 40.9% +32.7%
1999 31.1% -23.9%
2000 25.0% -19.6%
2001 26.3% +5.2%
2002 27.8% +5.6%
2014 16.3% -41.3%
2015 17.5% +7.6%
2016 20.0% +14.2%
2017 19.0% -5.1%
2018 18.4% -3.1%
2019 16.4% -10.9%
2020 15.5% -5.5%
2021 16.4% +6.1%
2022 14.5% -12.0%
2023 11.2% -22.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 34.1% 28.6% 40.9% 10
2000s 26.4% 25.0% 27.8% 3
2010s 17.9% 16.3% 20.0% 6
2020s 14.4% 11.2% 16.4% 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is compensation of employees in Papua New Guinea?
Compensation of employees in Papua New Guinea was 11.2% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest compensation of employees recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 40.9% in 1998.
What is the lowest compensation of employees recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 11.2% in 2023.
How does Papua New Guinea rank for compensation of employees?
Papua New Guinea ranks 135th out of 155 countries with data for 2023.
Is compensation of employees rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is down 31.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Papua New Guinea 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.