Compensation of employees in Ukraine

Ukraine: Compensation of employees was 28.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
28.6%
Change on year
down 13.5%
World rank
64th
of 155 countries
All-time high
33.1%
in 2022
All-time low
10.6%
in 2014
Years of data
25
1999–2023

Compensation of employees in Ukraine, 1999–2023

1015202530351999201120231999: 13.9 % of expense2000: 14.9 % of expense2001: 16.5 % of expense2002: 17.1 % of expense2003: 17.5 % of expense2004: 15.7 % of expense2005: 12.8 % of expense2006: 13.1 % of expense2007: 13.6 % of expense2008: 13 % of expense2009: 12.9 % of expense2010: 12.3 % of expense2011: 11.6 % of expense2012: 11 % of expense2013: 11.6 % of expense2014: 10.6 % of expense2015: 11.2 % of expense2016: 13.6 % of expense2017: 14 % of expense2018: 15 % of expense2019: 16.6 % of expense2020: 15.9 % of expense2021: 15 % of expense2022: 33.1 % of expense2023: 28.6 % of expense

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

Analysis

Ukraine recorded 28.6% for compensation of employees in 2023.

The figure is down 13.5% on the previous year and up 146.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, compensation of employees in Ukraine peaked at 33.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 10.6%, in 2014.

That places Ukraine 64th out of 155 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Compensation of employees in Ukraine, year by year

Annual values for Compensation of employees (% of expense) in Ukraine, 1999 to 2023.
Year % of expense Change
1999 13.9%
2000 14.9% +7.4%
2001 16.5% +10.8%
2002 17.1% +3.4%
2003 17.5% +2.6%
2004 15.7% -10.4%
2005 12.8% -18.3%
2006 13.1% +1.9%
2007 13.6% +4.3%
2008 13.0% -4.4%
2009 12.9% -1.0%
2010 12.3% -5.0%
2011 11.6% -5.2%
2012 11.0% -5.4%
2013 11.6% +5.4%
2014 10.6% -8.9%
2015 11.2% +6.5%
2016 13.6% +21.3%
2017 14.0% +2.6%
2018 15.0% +6.9%
2019 16.6% +10.9%
2020 15.9% -4.4%
2021 15.0% -5.6%
2022 33.1% +120.9%
2023 28.6% -13.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 13.9% 13.9% 13.9% 1
2000s 14.7% 12.8% 17.5% 10
2010s 12.8% 10.6% 16.6% 10
2020s 23.1% 15.0% 33.1% 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is compensation of employees in Ukraine?
Compensation of employees in Ukraine was 28.6% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest compensation of employees recorded in Ukraine?
The highest recorded value was 33.1% in 2022.
What is the lowest compensation of employees recorded in Ukraine?
The lowest recorded value was 10.6% in 2014.
How does Ukraine rank for compensation of employees?
Ukraine ranks 64th out of 155 countries with data for 2023.
Is compensation of employees rising or falling in Ukraine?
Over the last ten years it is up 146.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ukraine 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
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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.