Compensation of employees in Serbia

Serbia: Compensation of employees was 16.7% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
16.7%
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
112th
of 155 countries
All-time high
26.7%
in 2008
All-time low
14.5%
in 2015
Years of data
16
2007–2022

Compensation of employees in Serbia, 2007–2022

01020302007201420222007: 26.3 % of expense2008: 26.7 % of expense2009: 26.2 % of expense2010: 24.8 % of expense2011: 25.6 % of expense2012: 25.4 % of expense2013: 15.7 % of expense2014: 15.1 % of expense2015: 14.5 % of expense2016: 14.7 % of expense2017: 15.1 % of expense2018: 16.1 % of expense2019: 16.6 % of expense2020: 15.6 % of expense2021: 16.5 % of expense2022: 16.7 % of expense

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

Analysis

In 2022, compensation of employees in Serbia stood at 16.7%.

The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and down 34.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, compensation of employees in Serbia peaked at 26.7% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 14.5%, in 2015.

Serbia ranks 112th of 155 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.

Compensation of employees in Serbia, year by year

Annual values for Compensation of employees (% of expense) in Serbia, 2007 to 2022.
Year % of expense Change
2007 26.3%
2008 26.7% +1.6%
2009 26.2% -1.8%
2010 24.8% -5.3%
2011 25.6% +3.0%
2012 25.4% -0.7%
2013 15.7% -38.2%
2014 15.1% -4.2%
2015 14.5% -3.9%
2016 14.7% +1.6%
2017 15.1% +2.6%
2018 16.1% +6.4%
2019 16.6% +3.6%
2020 15.6% -5.9%
2021 16.5% +5.5%
2022 16.7% +1.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 26.4% 26.2% 26.7% 3
2010s 18.4% 14.5% 25.6% 10
2020s 16.3% 15.6% 16.7% 3

Countries ranked near Serbia

  1. 109 Tanzania, United Republic of 17.5% compare
  2. 110 Uganda 17.4% compare
  3. 111 Slovenia 16.8% compare
  4. 113 Estonia 16.4% compare
  5. 114 Slovakia 16.4% compare
  6. 115 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 15.8% compare

See the full ranking of 196 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is compensation of employees in Serbia?
Compensation of employees in Serbia was 16.7% in 2022, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest compensation of employees recorded in Serbia?
The highest recorded value was 26.7% in 2008.
What is the lowest compensation of employees recorded in Serbia?
The lowest recorded value was 14.5% in 2015.
How does Serbia rank for compensation of employees?
Serbia ranks 112th out of 155 countries with data for 2022.
Is compensation of employees rising or falling in Serbia?
Over the last ten years it is down 34.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Serbia 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.