Compensation of employees in Türkiye
Türkiye: Compensation of employees was 20.9% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Compensation of employees in Türkiye, 1972–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
The most recent figure for compensation of employees in Türkiye is 20.9%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.7% on the previous year and down 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, compensation of employees in Türkiye peaked at 53.7% in 1974 and was at its lowest, 19.5%, in 2022.
Türkiye ranks 94th of 155 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 42 years of available data.
Compensation of employees in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 46.4% | — |
| 1973 | 45.4% | -2.2% |
| 1974 | 53.7% | +18.3% |
| 1975 | 47.0% | -12.5% |
| 1976 | 48.7% | +3.5% |
| 1977 | 44.6% | -8.4% |
| 1978 | 48.8% | +9.4% |
| 1979 | 40.8% | -16.4% |
| 1980 | 41.3% | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 37.3% | -9.6% |
| 1983 | 32.3% | -13.5% |
| 1984 | 25.9% | -19.8% |
| 1985 | 23.9% | -7.5% |
| 1986 | 29.0% | +21.1% |
| 1987 | 30.7% | +5.9% |
| 1988 | 29.4% | -4.3% |
| 1989 | 40.3% | +37.3% |
| 1990 | 47.5% | +17.8% |
| 1991 | 46.1% | -3.0% |
| 1992 | 51.6% | +11.9% |
| 1993 | 41.8% | -19.0% |
| 1994 | 35.6% | -14.8% |
| 1995 | 31.7% | -10.9% |
| 1996 | 26.9% | -15.3% |
| 1997 | 26.8% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 25.3% | -5.9% |
| 2008 | 21.1% | -16.4% |
| 2009 | 20.3% | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 22.0% | +8.7% |
| 2011 | 22.9% | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 24.6% | +7.2% |
| 2013 | 24.1% | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 24.6% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 24.9% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 25.0% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 22.0% | -12.3% |
| 2018 | 22.1% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 22.8% | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 23.8% | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 22.1% | -7.1% |
| 2022 | 19.5% | -11.7% |
| 2023 | 20.9% | +6.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 46.9% | 40.8% | 53.7% | 8 |
| 1980s | 32.2% | 23.9% | 41.3% | 9 |
| 1990s | 37.0% | 25.3% | 51.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 20.7% | 20.3% | 21.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 23.5% | 22.0% | 25.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.6% | 19.5% | 23.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Türkiye
- 91 New Zealand 21.5% compare
- 92 Uzbekistan 21.3% compare
- 93 Portugal 21.1% compare
- 95 Albania 20.5% compare
- 96 Luxembourg 20.5% compare
- 97 Bangladesh 20.3% compare
More public sector data for Türkiye
- Arms imports 381.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 4.46 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -43.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 381.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 292.08 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0184 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 27.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 24.98 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 882.24 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is compensation of employees in Türkiye?
- Compensation of employees in Türkiye was 20.9% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest compensation of employees recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 53.7% in 1974.
- What is the lowest compensation of employees recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.5% in 2022.
- How does Türkiye rank for compensation of employees?
- Türkiye ranks 94th out of 155 countries with data for 2023.
- Is compensation of employees rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Türkiye 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.