Compensation of employees (% of expense) in Togo
Togo: Compensation of employees (% of expense) was 31.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Compensation of employees in Togo, 2004–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
Togo recorded 31.7% for compensation of employees in 2023.
The figure is up 3.3% on the previous year and down 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, compensation of employees in Togo peaked at 45.1% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 29.8%, in 2006.
Togo ranks 59th of 155 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Compensation of employees (% of expense) in Togo, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 34.8% | — |
| 2005 | 30.8% | -11.6% |
| 2006 | 29.8% | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 30.7% | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 35.2% | +14.9% |
| 2009 | 40.3% | +14.3% |
| 2010 | 34.3% | -14.8% |
| 2011 | 37.9% | +10.4% |
| 2012 | 34.8% | -8.2% |
| 2013 | 34.2% | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 39.3% | +14.8% |
| 2015 | 39.0% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 37.3% | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 45.1% | +21.0% |
| 2018 | 37.6% | -16.6% |
| 2019 | 39.7% | +5.4% |
| 2020 | 38.8% | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 39.9% | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 30.6% | -23.2% |
| 2023 | 31.7% | +3.3% |
Togo compared with similar countries
- Togo's 31.7% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 31.8%, 100% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Togo's 31.7% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 36.9%, 86% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.6% | 29.8% | 40.3% | 6 |
| 2010s | 37.9% | 34.2% | 45.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.3% | 30.6% | 39.9% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is compensation of employees in Togo?
- Compensation of employees in Togo was 31.7% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest compensation of employees recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 45.1% in 2017.
- What is the lowest compensation of employees recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.8% in 2006.
- How does Togo rank for compensation of employees?
- Togo ranks 59th out of 155 countries with data for 2023.
- Is compensation of employees rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Togo 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.