Compensation of employees in Post-demographic dividend

Post-demographic dividend: Compensation of employees was 14.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
14.5%
Change on year
up 14.4%
Rank
39th
of 41 groups
All-time high
16.7%
in 1974
All-time low
9.7%
in 1994
Years of data
50
1974–2023

Compensation of employees in Post-demographic dividend, 1974–2023

051015197419982023

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 Post-demographic dividend is 14.5%, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.4% on the previous year and up 20.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, compensation of employees in Post-demographic dividend peaked at 16.7% in 1974 and was at its lowest, 9.7%, in 1994.

Post-demographic dividend ranks 39th of 41 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.

Compensation of employees in Post-demographic dividend, year by year

Annual values for Compensation of employees (% of expense) in Post-demographic dividend, 1974 to 2023.
Year % of expense Change
1974 16.7%
1975 15.4% -7.6%
1976 15.6% +1.1%
1977 15.7% +0.7%
1978 15.4% -1.9%
1979 14.8% -4.0%
1980 13.9% -5.6%
1981 13.5% -2.8%
1982 13.1% -3.3%
1983 13.0% -0.6%
1984 12.5% -3.8%
1985 12.5% -0.0%
1986 12.6% +0.3%
1987 13.8% +9.7%
1988 13.9% +0.8%
1989 12.8% -7.9%
1990 10.2% -20.2%
1991 10.0% -1.9%
1992 10.1% +0.6%
1993 9.8% -2.5%
1994 9.7% -0.6%
1995 9.8% +0.2%
1996 9.9% +1.6%
1997 10.5% +6.0%
1998 10.7% +1.6%
1999 11.4% +6.5%
2000 11.0% -3.8%
2001 12.2% +11.5%
2002 13.8% +12.7%
2003 13.3% -3.6%
2004 13.3% +0.1%
2005 13.1% -1.1%
2006 12.9% -1.7%
2007 12.8% -1.0%
2008 12.7% -1.1%
2009 12.3% -2.9%
2010 12.0% -1.9%
2011 11.6% -3.3%
2012 11.5% -1.2%
2013 12.0% +4.6%
2014 11.8% -1.6%
2015 12.1% +2.6%
2016 12.9% +5.9%
2017 13.3% +3.4%
2018 14.1% +5.9%
2019 13.7% -2.5%
2020 12.9% -5.8%
2021 12.9% -0.3%
2022 12.7% -1.5%
2023 14.5% +14.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 15.6% 14.8% 16.7% 6
1980s 13.2% 12.5% 13.9% 10
1990s 10.2% 9.7% 11.4% 10
2000s 12.7% 11.0% 13.8% 10
2010s 12.5% 11.5% 14.1% 10
2020s 13.3% 12.7% 14.5% 4

Countries ranked near Post-demographic dividend

  1. 36 Jamaica 38.0% compare
  2. 37 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 37.4% compare
  3. 38 Seychelles 37.3% compare
  4. 39 Senegal 37.1% compare
  5. 40 Sudan 36.8% compare
  6. 41 Zimbabwe 36.6% compare
  7. 42 Saint Kitts and Nevis 35.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is compensation of employees in Post-demographic dividend?
Compensation of employees in Post-demographic dividend was 14.5% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest compensation of employees recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
The highest recorded value was 16.7% in 1974.
What is the lowest compensation of employees recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
The lowest recorded value was 9.7% in 1994.
How does Post-demographic dividend rank for compensation of employees?
Post-demographic dividend ranks 39th out of 41 groups with data for 2023.
Is compensation of employees rising or falling in Post-demographic dividend?
Over the last ten years it is up 20.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Post-demographic dividend 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.