Compensation of employees in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Compensation of employees was 32.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Compensation of employees in United Arab Emirates, 1997–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
In 2023, compensation of employees in United Arab Emirates stood at 32.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.5% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, compensation of employees in United Arab Emirates peaked at 37.3% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 29.7%, in 2011.
That places United Arab Emirates 54th out of 155 countries with data for 2023, 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 in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 36.9% | — |
| 1998 | 36.8% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 36.0% | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 29.7% | -17.6% |
| 2012 | 31.1% | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 32.2% | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 34.3% | +6.3% |
| 2015 | 36.7% | +7.0% |
| 2016 | 34.8% | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 37.3% | +7.0% |
| 2018 | 35.6% | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 34.5% | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 34.3% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 33.1% | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 30.2% | -8.7% |
| 2023 | 32.2% | +6.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.5% | 36.0% | 36.9% | 3 |
| 2010s | 34.0% | 29.7% | 37.3% | 9 |
| 2020s | 32.4% | 30.2% | 34.3% | 4 |
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More public sector data for United Arab Emirates
- Arms imports 932.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 84.83 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0017 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -1.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 932.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 2,823 current USD per person (2014)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0535 current USD per US$ of GDP (2014)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -3.42 % change on previous year (2014)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 22.76 billion current USD (2014)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 13,348 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is compensation of employees in United Arab Emirates?
- Compensation of employees in United Arab Emirates was 32.2% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest compensation of employees recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 37.3% in 2017.
- What is the lowest compensation of employees recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.7% in 2011.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for compensation of employees?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 54th out of 155 countries with data for 2023.
- Is compensation of employees rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates 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.