Compensation of employees in Somalia

Somalia: Compensation of employees was 42.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
42.0%
Change on year
down 11.1%
World rank
21st
of 155 countries
All-time high
55.6%
in 2018
All-time low
42.0%
in 2023
Years of data
5
2017–2023

Compensation of employees in Somalia, 2017–2023

02040602017202020232017: 54.3 % of expense2018: 55.6 % of expense2019: 54.2 % of expense2020: 47.3 % of expense2023: 42 % of expense

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

Analysis

Somalia recorded 42.0% for compensation of employees in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.

The figure is down 11.1% on the previous year and down 22.5% over ten years.

That places Somalia 21st out of 155 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

Compensation of employees in Somalia, year by year

Annual values for Compensation of employees (% of expense) in Somalia, 2017 to 2023.
Year % of expense Change
2017 54.3%
2018 55.6% +2.5%
2019 54.2% -2.6%
2020 47.3% -12.7%
2023 42.0% -11.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 54.7% 54.2% 55.6% 3
2020s 44.7% 42.0% 47.3% 2

Countries ranked near Somalia

  1. 18 Lesotho 44.7% compare
  2. 19 Kyrgyzstan 43.6% compare
  3. 20 Mali 43.3%
  4. 22 Paraguay 41.5% compare
  5. 23 El Salvador 40.9% compare
  6. 24 Burkina Faso 40.7% compare

See the full ranking of 196 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is compensation of employees in Somalia?
Compensation of employees in Somalia was 42.0% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest compensation of employees recorded in Somalia?
The highest recorded value was 55.6% in 2018.
What is the lowest compensation of employees recorded in Somalia?
The lowest recorded value was 42.0% in 2023.
How does Somalia rank for compensation of employees?
Somalia ranks 21st out of 155 countries with data for 2023.
Is compensation of employees rising or falling in Somalia?
Over the last ten years it is down 22.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Somalia 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
Last refreshed

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.