Compensation of employees in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Compensation of employees was 48.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Compensation of employees in Saudi Arabia, 2010–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
In 2023, compensation of employees in Saudi Arabia stood at 48.5%.
That represents a change of down 3.4% on the previous year and down 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, compensation of employees in Saudi Arabia peaked at 59.6% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 48.2%, in 2014.
Saudi Arabia ranks 9th of 155 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Compensation of employees in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 59.5% | — |
| 2011 | 59.6% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 52.9% | -11.2% |
| 2013 | 52.1% | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 48.2% | -7.3% |
| 2015 | 57.5% | +19.2% |
| 2016 | 58.8% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 58.2% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 54.3% | -6.7% |
| 2019 | 56.7% | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 53.7% | -5.3% |
| 2021 | 53.8% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 50.3% | -6.5% |
| 2023 | 48.5% | -3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 55.8% | 48.2% | 59.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.6% | 48.5% | 53.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 6 Central African Republic 49.9% compare
- 7 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 49.8% compare
- 8 Honduras 48.6% compare
- 10 Burundi 48.1% compare
- 11 Madagascar 47.9% compare
- 12 Solomon Islands 47.3% compare
More public sector data for Saudi Arabia
- Arms imports 1.11 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 31.47 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0009 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -14.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 1.11 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 2,276 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0641 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 3.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 80.33 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 602.88 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is compensation of employees in Saudi Arabia?
- Compensation of employees in Saudi Arabia was 48.5% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest compensation of employees recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 59.6% in 2011.
- What is the lowest compensation of employees recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.2% in 2014.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for compensation of employees?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 9th out of 155 countries with data for 2023.
- Is compensation of employees rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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.