Compensation of employees in Russian Federation

Russian Federation: Compensation of employees was 11.9% in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
11.9%
Change on year
down 9.1%
World rank
134th
of 155 countries
All-time high
19.7%
in 2006
All-time low
11.9%
in 2020
Years of data
22
1999–2020

Compensation of employees in Russian Federation, 1999–2020

051015201999200920201999: 12.7 % of expense2000: 13.9 % of expense2001: 12.2 % of expense2002: 16.9 % of expense2003: 18 % of expense2004: 17.7 % of expense2005: 19.2 % of expense2006: 19.7 % of expense2007: 16.7 % of expense2008: 18.2 % of expense2009: 15.9 % of expense2010: 16.2 % of expense2011: 16.1 % of expense2012: 17.4 % of expense2013: 18.2 % of expense2014: 16.5 % of expense2015: 13.7 % of expense2016: 13.1 % of expense2017: 12.9 % of expense2018: 13.2 % of expense2019: 13.1 % of expense2020: 11.9 % of expense

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

Analysis

Russian Federation recorded 11.9% for compensation of employees in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.1% on the previous year and down 26.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, compensation of employees in Russian Federation peaked at 19.7% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 11.9%, in 2020.

Russian Federation ranks 134th of 155 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.

Compensation of employees in Russian Federation, year by year

Annual values for Compensation of employees (% of expense) in Russian Federation, 1999 to 2020.
Year % of expense Change
1999 12.7%
2000 13.9% +9.0%
2001 12.2% -12.2%
2002 16.9% +39.1%
2003 18.0% +6.5%
2004 17.7% -1.6%
2005 19.2% +8.4%
2006 19.7% +2.7%
2007 16.7% -15.3%
2008 18.2% +8.6%
2009 15.9% -12.3%
2010 16.2% +1.6%
2011 16.1% -0.6%
2012 17.4% +8.0%
2013 18.2% +4.7%
2014 16.5% -9.0%
2015 13.7% -17.0%
2016 13.1% -4.6%
2017 12.9% -1.7%
2018 13.2% +2.1%
2019 13.1% -0.2%
2020 11.9% -9.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 12.7% 12.7% 12.7% 1
2000s 16.8% 12.2% 19.7% 10
2010s 15.0% 12.9% 18.2% 10
2020s 11.9% 11.9% 11.9% 1

Countries ranked near Russian Federation

  1. 131 Poland 12.3% compare
  2. 132 India 12.1% compare
  3. 133 Czechia 12.1% compare
  4. 135 Papua New Guinea 11.2% compare
  5. 136 Denmark 11.0% compare
  6. 137 Italy 10.9% compare

See the full ranking of 196 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is compensation of employees in Russian Federation?
Compensation of employees in Russian Federation was 11.9% in 2020, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest compensation of employees recorded in Russian Federation?
The highest recorded value was 19.7% in 2006.
What is the lowest compensation of employees recorded in Russian Federation?
The lowest recorded value was 11.9% in 2020.
How does Russian Federation rank for compensation of employees?
Russian Federation ranks 134th out of 155 countries with data for 2020.
Is compensation of employees rising or falling in Russian Federation?
Over the last ten years it is down 26.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Russian Federation 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.