Compensation of employees in Uganda
Uganda: Compensation of employees was 17.4% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Compensation of employees in Uganda, 2015–2023
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 Uganda is 17.4%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and down 22.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, compensation of employees in Uganda peaked at 22.4% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 17.0%, in 2022.
Uganda ranks 110th of 155 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Compensation of employees in Uganda, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 22.4% | — |
| 2016 | 21.0% | -6.3% |
| 2017 | 21.8% | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 20.8% | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 19.6% | -5.9% |
| 2020 | 20.9% | +6.6% |
| 2021 | 19.4% | -7.2% |
| 2022 | 17.0% | -12.1% |
| 2023 | 17.4% | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 21.1% | 19.6% | 22.4% | 5 |
| 2020s | 18.7% | 17.0% | 20.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More public sector data for Uganda
- Arms imports 16.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.3288 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -75.38 % change on previous year (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 16.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 22.33 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0207 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 14.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 1.12 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 79.79 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is compensation of employees in Uganda?
- Compensation of employees in Uganda was 17.4% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest compensation of employees recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 22.4% in 2015.
- What is the lowest compensation of employees recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.0% in 2022.
- How does Uganda rank for compensation of employees?
- Uganda ranks 110th out of 155 countries with data for 2023.
- Is compensation of employees rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uganda 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.