Compensation of employees in Uruguay
Uruguay: Compensation of employees was 22.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Compensation of employees in Uruguay, 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 Uruguay is 22.2%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 4.9% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, compensation of employees in Uruguay peaked at 38.6% in 1977 and was at its lowest, 15.0%, in 2000.
Uruguay ranks 87th of 155 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 52 years of available data.
Compensation of employees in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 17.6% | — |
| 1973 | 33.6% | +91.3% |
| 1974 | 38.1% | +13.2% |
| 1975 | 36.0% | -5.5% |
| 1976 | 35.3% | -1.9% |
| 1977 | 38.6% | +9.3% |
| 1978 | 32.3% | -16.2% |
| 1979 | 32.8% | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 31.4% | -4.3% |
| 1981 | 32.3% | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 31.8% | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 30.7% | -3.5% |
| 1984 | 27.8% | -9.4% |
| 1985 | 28.3% | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 23.8% | -16.0% |
| 1987 | 22.6% | -4.9% |
| 1988 | 23.0% | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 22.3% | -3.1% |
| 1990 | 21.4% | -3.9% |
| 1991 | 19.0% | -11.4% |
| 1992 | 17.1% | -9.9% |
| 1993 | 15.5% | -9.3% |
| 1994 | 15.9% | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 16.5% | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 16.8% | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 16.1% | -4.1% |
| 1998 | 15.4% | -4.3% |
| 1999 | 17.6% | +14.2% |
| 2000 | 15.0% | -15.0% |
| 2001 | 23.6% | +57.8% |
| 2002 | 22.2% | -5.9% |
| 2003 | 20.9% | -6.0% |
| 2004 | 21.8% | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 22.3% | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 22.5% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 22.7% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 23.7% | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 24.6% | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 23.0% | -6.5% |
| 2011 | 23.6% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 23.1% | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 23.1% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 23.4% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 23.0% | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 32.6% | +41.9% |
| 2017 | 25.7% | -21.0% |
| 2018 | 25.2% | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 25.8% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 25.0% | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 24.4% | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 21.2% | -13.2% |
| 2023 | 22.2% | +4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 33.0% | 17.6% | 38.6% | 8 |
| 1980s | 27.4% | 22.3% | 32.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.1% | 15.4% | 21.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.9% | 15.0% | 24.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.9% | 23.0% | 32.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.2% | 21.2% | 25.0% | 4 |
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More public sector data for Uruguay
- Arms imports 10.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 2.95 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 133.33 % change on previous year (2022)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 10.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 512.83 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0211 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 14.91 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 1.74 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 40 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is compensation of employees in Uruguay?
- Compensation of employees in Uruguay was 22.2% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest compensation of employees recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 38.6% in 1977.
- What is the lowest compensation of employees recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.0% in 2000.
- How does Uruguay rank for compensation of employees?
- Uruguay ranks 87th out of 155 countries with data for 2023.
- Is compensation of employees rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uruguay 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.