Compensation of employees in Pre-demographic dividend

Pre-demographic dividend: Compensation of employees was 34.7% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
34.7%
Change on year
down 6.7%
Rank
7th
of 41 groups
All-time high
39.3%
in 2019
All-time low
34.3%
in 2010
Years of data
10
2010–2021

Compensation of employees in Pre-demographic dividend, 2010–2021

0102030402010201520212010: 34.3 % of expense2012: 36 % of expense2014: 36.2 % of expense2015: 35.1 % of expense2016: 37.3 % of expense2017: 39.1 % of expense2018: 36.8 % of expense2019: 39.3 % of expense2020: 37.2 % of expense2021: 34.7 % of expense

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 Pre-demographic dividend is 34.7%, measured in 2021.

That represents a change of down 6.7% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, compensation of employees in Pre-demographic dividend peaked at 39.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 34.3%, in 2010.

Pre-demographic dividend ranks 7th of 41 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Compensation of employees (% of expense) in Pre-demographic dividend, 2010 to 2021.
Year % of expense Change
2010 34.3%
2012 36.0% +4.8%
2014 36.2% +0.7%
2015 35.1% -3.1%
2016 37.3% +6.4%
2017 39.1% +4.9%
2018 36.8% -5.9%
2019 39.3% +6.8%
2020 37.2% -5.5%
2021 34.7% -6.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 36.8% 34.3% 39.3% 8
2020s 35.9% 34.7% 37.2% 2

Countries ranked near Pre-demographic dividend

  1. 4 Belize 52.4% compare
  2. 5 Iraq 51.9% compare
  3. 6 Central African Republic 49.9% compare
  4. 7 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 49.8% compare
  5. 8 Honduras 48.6% compare
  6. 9 Saudi Arabia 48.5% compare
  7. 10 Burundi 48.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is compensation of employees in Pre-demographic dividend?
Compensation of employees in Pre-demographic dividend was 34.7% in 2021, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest compensation of employees recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
The highest recorded value was 39.3% in 2019.
What is the lowest compensation of employees recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
The lowest recorded value was 34.3% in 2010.
How does Pre-demographic dividend rank for compensation of employees?
Pre-demographic dividend ranks 7th out of 41 groups with data for 2021.
Is compensation of employees rising or falling in Pre-demographic dividend?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Pre-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
Last refreshed

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.