Compensation of employees in Samoa
Samoa: Compensation of employees was 46.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Compensation of employees in Samoa, 2012–2023
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 Samoa is 46.1%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and up 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, compensation of employees in Samoa peaked at 48.5% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 38.8%, in 2014.
That places Samoa 14th out of 155 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Compensation of employees in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 39.6% | — |
| 2013 | 40.1% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 38.8% | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 41.6% | +7.3% |
| 2016 | 44.8% | +7.8% |
| 2017 | 48.5% | +8.1% |
| 2018 | 43.2% | -11.0% |
| 2019 | 44.1% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 45.7% | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 43.6% | -4.6% |
| 2022 | 47.3% | +8.4% |
| 2023 | 46.1% | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 42.6% | 38.8% | 48.5% | 8 |
| 2020s | 45.7% | 43.6% | 47.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
More public sector data for Samoa
- Tax revenue 24.0% (2023)
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains 13.8% (2023)
- Taxes on goods and services 45.1% (2023)
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets 4.6% (2023)
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) 4.4% (2023)
- Interest payments 1.2% (2023)
- Grants and other revenue 31.5% (2023)
- Interest payments 1.7% (2023)
- Other taxes 0.0% (2023)
- Goods and services expense 44.8% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is compensation of employees in Samoa?
- Compensation of employees in Samoa was 46.1% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest compensation of employees recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 48.5% in 2017.
- What is the lowest compensation of employees recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.8% in 2014.
- How does Samoa rank for compensation of employees?
- Samoa ranks 14th out of 155 countries with data for 2023.
- Is compensation of employees rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa 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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About this data
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.