Compensation of employees (% of expense) in Tanzania
Tanzania: Compensation of employees (% of expense) was 17.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Compensation of employees in Tanzania, 2009–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
In 2024, compensation of employees in Tanzania stood at 17.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.8% on the previous year and down 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, compensation of employees in Tanzania peaked at 24.6% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 16.0%, in 2022.
That places Tanzania 109th out of 155 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Compensation of employees (% of expense) in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 19.7% | — |
| 2010 | 19.7% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 20.1% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 21.2% | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 20.6% | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 19.7% | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 21.3% | +8.5% |
| 2016 | 24.6% | +15.4% |
| 2017 | 20.4% | -17.2% |
| 2018 | 20.9% | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 21.0% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 21.8% | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 20.6% | -5.6% |
| 2022 | 16.0% | -22.4% |
| 2023 | 16.7% | +4.5% |
| 2024 | 17.5% | +4.8% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 17.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 31.8%, 55% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 17.5% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 36.9%, 47% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.7% | 19.7% | 19.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 21.0% | 19.7% | 24.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.6% | 16.0% | 21.8% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is compensation of employees in Tanzania?
- Compensation of employees in Tanzania was 17.5% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest compensation of employees recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 24.6% in 2016.
- What is the lowest compensation of employees recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.0% in 2022.
- How does Tanzania rank for compensation of employees?
- Tanzania ranks 109th out of 155 countries with data for 2024.
- Is compensation of employees rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tanzania 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.