Compensation of employees in Peru

Peru: Compensation of employees was 15.6% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
15.6%
Change on year
down 6.5%
World rank
116th
of 155 countries
All-time high
40.0%
in 1972
All-time low
15.6%
in 2021
Years of data
38
1972–2021

Compensation of employees in Peru, 1972–2021

0102030401972199620211972: 40 % of expense1973: 37.5 % of expense1974: 38.1 % of expense1975: 34.4 % of expense1976: 30.5 % of expense1977: 34 % of expense1990: 18.3 % of expense1991: 18.5 % of expense1992: 17.1 % of expense1993: 18.8 % of expense1994: 19.2 % of expense1995: 19.4 % of expense1996: 19.2 % of expense1997: 21.4 % of expense1998: 24.2 % of expense1999: 22.4 % of expense2000: 22.4 % of expense2001: 22.4 % of expense2002: 22.7 % of expense2003: 22.9 % of expense2004: 21.1 % of expense2005: 20.1 % of expense2006: 19.7 % of expense2007: 17.3 % of expense2008: 17.5 % of expense2009: 18.1 % of expense2010: 17.5 % of expense2011: 17.1 % of expense2012: 17.8 % of expense2013: 18.4 % of expense2014: 18.9 % of expense2015: 18.6 % of expense2016: 20.4 % of expense2017: 19.5 % of expense2018: 19.6 % of expense2019: 19 % of expense2020: 16.7 % of expense2021: 15.6 % of expense

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

Analysis

In 2021, compensation of employees in Peru stood at 15.6%. That is the lowest value across all 38 years on record.

That represents a change of down 6.5% on the previous year and down 8.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, compensation of employees in Peru peaked at 40.0% in 1972 and was at its lowest, 15.6%, in 2021.

That places Peru 116th out of 155 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 38 years of available data.

Compensation of employees in Peru, year by year

Annual values for Compensation of employees (% of expense) in Peru, 1972 to 2021.
Year % of expense Change
1972 40.0%
1973 37.5% -6.2%
1974 38.1% +1.6%
1975 34.4% -9.7%
1976 30.5% -11.5%
1977 34.0% +11.4%
1990 18.3% -46.0%
1991 18.5% +1.1%
1992 17.1% -7.5%
1993 18.8% +10.0%
1994 19.2% +2.0%
1995 19.4% +0.7%
1996 19.2% -1.1%
1997 21.4% +11.9%
1998 24.2% +12.7%
1999 22.4% -7.1%
2000 22.4% -0.2%
2001 22.4% -0.1%
2002 22.7% +1.2%
2003 22.9% +0.9%
2004 21.1% -7.8%
2005 20.1% -4.8%
2006 19.7% -2.2%
2007 17.3% -11.9%
2008 17.5% +1.2%
2009 18.1% +3.2%
2010 17.5% -3.0%
2011 17.1% -2.4%
2012 17.8% +3.8%
2013 18.4% +3.7%
2014 18.9% +2.5%
2015 18.6% -1.7%
2016 20.4% +9.8%
2017 19.5% -4.4%
2018 19.6% +0.7%
2019 19.0% -3.5%
2020 16.7% -11.8%
2021 15.6% -6.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 35.7% 30.5% 40.0% 6
1990s 19.9% 17.1% 24.2% 10
2000s 20.4% 17.3% 22.9% 10
2010s 18.7% 17.1% 20.4% 10
2020s 16.2% 15.6% 16.7% 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is compensation of employees in Peru?
Compensation of employees in Peru was 15.6% in 2021, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest compensation of employees recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 40.0% in 1972.
What is the lowest compensation of employees recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 15.6% in 2021.
How does Peru rank for compensation of employees?
Peru ranks 116th out of 155 countries with data for 2021.
Is compensation of employees rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Peru 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.