Compensation of employees in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Compensation of employees was 36.6% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Compensation of employees in Zimbabwe, 2009–2018
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
In 2018, compensation of employees in Zimbabwe stood at 36.6%. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is down 12.5% on the previous year and down 35.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, compensation of employees in Zimbabwe peaked at 62.8% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 36.6%, in 2018.
Zimbabwe ranks 41st of 155 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Compensation of employees in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 56.3% | — |
| 2010 | 48.8% | -13.4% |
| 2011 | 57.4% | +17.7% |
| 2012 | 62.8% | +9.4% |
| 2015 | 49.2% | -21.7% |
| 2016 | 43.9% | -10.6% |
| 2017 | 41.8% | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 36.6% | -12.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 56.3% | 56.3% | 56.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 48.6% | 36.6% | 62.8% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 38 Seychelles 37.3%
- 39 Senegal 37.1%
- 40 Sudan 36.8% compare
- 42 Saint Kitts and Nevis 35.7% compare
- 43 Marshall Islands 35.3% compare
- 44 Dominican Republic 35.2% compare
More public sector data for Zimbabwe
- Arms imports 20.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 1.22 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0006 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2006)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 20.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 5.92 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0024 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -88.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 98.39 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 51.7 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is compensation of employees in Zimbabwe?
- Compensation of employees in Zimbabwe was 36.6% in 2018, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest compensation of employees recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 62.8% in 2012.
- What is the lowest compensation of employees recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.6% in 2018.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for compensation of employees?
- Zimbabwe ranks 41st out of 155 countries with data for 2018.
- Is compensation of employees rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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.