Compensation of employees in Zambia
Zambia: Compensation of employees was 28.0% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Compensation of employees in Zambia, 1998–2021
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 Zambia is 28.0%, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is down 13.7% on the previous year and down 33.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, compensation of employees in Zambia peaked at 49.1% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 28.0%, in 2021.
Zambia ranks 67th of 155 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Compensation of employees in Zambia, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 34.7% | — |
| 1999 | 31.1% | -10.4% |
| 2001 | 38.9% | +25.0% |
| 2002 | 43.8% | +12.6% |
| 2003 | 44.7% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 38.8% | -13.3% |
| 2005 | 36.4% | -6.1% |
| 2006 | 37.6% | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 42.6% | +13.3% |
| 2008 | 40.2% | -5.8% |
| 2009 | 46.4% | +15.6% |
| 2010 | 44.8% | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 42.0% | -6.2% |
| 2012 | 49.1% | +16.9% |
| 2013 | 42.1% | -14.3% |
| 2014 | 45.4% | +7.8% |
| 2015 | 38.5% | -15.3% |
| 2016 | 38.5% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 38.9% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 37.9% | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 33.9% | -10.7% |
| 2020 | 32.4% | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 28.0% | -13.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.9% | 31.1% | 34.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 41.0% | 36.4% | 46.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 41.1% | 33.9% | 49.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.2% | 28.0% | 32.4% | 2 |
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More public sector data for Zambia
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- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.0469 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -80 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 1.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 16.4 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0138 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -7.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 349.67 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 6.73 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is compensation of employees in Zambia?
- Compensation of employees in Zambia was 28.0% in 2021, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest compensation of employees recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 49.1% in 2012.
- What is the lowest compensation of employees recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.0% in 2021.
- How does Zambia rank for compensation of employees?
- Zambia ranks 67th out of 155 countries with data for 2021.
- Is compensation of employees rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zambia 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.