Compensation of employees in Senegal
Senegal: Compensation of employees was 37.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Compensation of employees in Senegal, 2015–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 37.1% for compensation of employees in 2023.
The figure is up 6.9% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, compensation of employees in Senegal peaked at 37.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 30.0%, in 2019.
That places Senegal 39th out of 155 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Compensation of employees in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 33.6% | — |
| 2016 | 34.8% | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 30.5% | -12.1% |
| 2018 | 33.8% | +10.6% |
| 2019 | 30.0% | -11.1% |
| 2020 | 34.8% | +15.9% |
| 2021 | 37.2% | +6.7% |
| 2022 | 34.7% | -6.8% |
| 2023 | 37.1% | +6.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 32.5% | 30.0% | 34.8% | 5 |
| 2020s | 35.9% | 34.7% | 37.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 36 Jamaica 38.0% compare
- 37 Democratic Republic of Congo 37.4% compare
- 38 Seychelles 37.3%
- 40 Sudan 36.8%
- 41 Zimbabwe 36.6%
- 42 Saint Kitts and Nevis 35.7% compare
More public sector data for Senegal
- Arms imports 77.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 4.16 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0024 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -55.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 77.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 27.83 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.016 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 14.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 514.94 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 893.37 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is compensation of employees in Senegal?
- Compensation of employees in Senegal was 37.1% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest compensation of employees recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 37.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest compensation of employees recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.0% in 2019.
- How does Senegal rank for compensation of employees?
- Senegal ranks 39th out of 155 countries with data for 2023.
- Is compensation of employees rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal 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.