Compensation of employees (% of expense) in Seychelles
Seychelles: Compensation of employees (% of expense) was 37.3% in 2008. ▲ Rising
Compensation of employees in Seychelles, 1985–2008
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
In 2008, compensation of employees in Seychelles stood at 37.3%.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 25.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, compensation of employees in Seychelles peaked at 43.9% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 28.3%, in 1989.
That places Seychelles 38th out of 155 countries with data for 2008, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Compensation of employees (% of expense) in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 31.2% | — |
| 1986 | 31.5% | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 32.0% | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 31.3% | -2.4% |
| 1989 | 28.3% | -9.6% |
| 1993 | 31.9% | +12.9% |
| 1994 | 30.7% | -3.9% |
| 1995 | 31.6% | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 30.5% | -3.5% |
| 1997 | 30.8% | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 29.8% | -3.1% |
| 1999 | 31.8% | +6.7% |
| 2000 | 36.3% | +14.1% |
| 2005 | 43.9% | +20.9% |
| 2006 | 39.9% | -9.2% |
| 2007 | 36.4% | -8.6% |
| 2008 | 37.3% | +2.5% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 37.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 18.9%, 2.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 37.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 36.9%, 1.0× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 30.9% | 28.3% | 32.0% | 5 |
| 1990s | 31.0% | 29.8% | 31.9% | 7 |
| 2000s | 38.8% | 36.3% | 43.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
- 35 Guinea-Bissau 38.4%
- 36 Jamaica 38.0% compare
- 37 Democratic Republic of Congo 37.4% compare
- 39 Senegal 37.1%
- 40 Sudan 36.8% compare
- 41 Zimbabwe 36.6%
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Frequently asked questions
- What is compensation of employees in Seychelles?
- Compensation of employees in Seychelles was 37.3% in 2008, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest compensation of employees recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 43.9% in 2005.
- What is the lowest compensation of employees recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.3% in 1989.
- How does Seychelles rank for compensation of employees?
- Seychelles ranks 38th out of 155 countries with data for 2008.
- Is compensation of employees rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Seychelles 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.