Compensation of employees (% of expense)
LabourWB WDIwb_wdi:GC.XPN.COMP.ZS•%•1972 → 2024•157 countries
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LabourWB WDI
Coverage
157
Frequency
yearly
Range
1972 \u2192 2024
Latest
2024
Compensation of employees (% of expense) by country
Latest available value per country (as of 2024)
Low \u2192 High
Unit: %
≤ 11.41%
11.41% – 16.76%
16.76% – 21.97%
21.97% – 28.01%
28.01% – 35.04%
35.04% – 41.35%
> 41.35%
No data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Highest 15 countries
Compensation of employees (% of expense)
50 countries with data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Distribution across countries
Compensation of employees (% of expense)
Countries
50
Median
40.5%
Mean
42.3%
25th pctl
37.3%
75th pctl
47%
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
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Compensation of employees (% of expense)
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Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
| Country | Latest | Date | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| MozambiqueMOZ | 62.02% | 2022 | |
| Lao PDRLAO | 54.22% | 2022 | |
| BelizeBLZ | 52.38% | 2017 | |
| IraqIRQ | 51.92% | 2019 | |
| Central African RepublicCAF | 49.9% | 2021 | |
| St. Vincent and the GrenadinesVCT | 49.82% | 2017 | |
| BotswanaBWA | 49.04% | 2024 | |
| HondurasHND | 48.59% | 2020 | |
| Saudi ArabiaSAU | 48.55% | 2023 | |
| BurundiBDI | 48.09% | 2021 | |
| MadagascarMDG | 47.86% | 2023 | |
| Solomon IslandsSLB | 47.34% | 2022 | |
| EswatiniSWZ | 47.04% | 2021 | |
| GuineaGIN | 46.62% | 1992 | |
| SamoaWSM | 46.14% | 2023 | |
| VanuatuVUT | 46.06% | 2023 | |
| JordanJOR | 46% | 2023 | |
| GabonGAB | 45.04% | 2021 | |
| LesothoLSO | 44.66% | 2022 | |
| Kyrgyz RepublicKGZ | 43.6% | 2023 | |
| MaliMLI | 43.29% | 2020 | |
| Somalia, Fed. Rep.SOM | 42.05% | 2023 | |
| ParaguayPRY | 41.51% | 2023 | |
| El SalvadorSLV | 40.94% | 2023 | |
| Burkina FasoBFA | 40.71% | 2023 | |
| BhutanBTN | 40.38% | 2020 | |
| St. LuciaLCA | 40.37% | 2017 | |
| Cabo VerdeCPV | 39.85% | 2020 | |
| BahrainBHR | 39.5% | 2020 | |
| AngolaAGO | 39.33% | 2019 | |
| MaldivesMDV | 39.08% | 2021 | |
| CambodiaKHM | 38.95% | 2023 | |
| NamibiaNAM | 38.78% | 2023 | |
| MoroccoMAR | 38.54% | 2023 | |
| Guinea-BissauGNB | 38.44% | 2023 | |
| JamaicaJAM | 38.01% | 2020 | |
| Congo, Dem. Rep.COD | 37.39% | 2022 | |
| SeychellesSYC | 37.34% | 2008 | |
| SenegalSEN | 37.05% | 2023 | |
| SudanSDN | 36.83% | 2016 | |
| ZimbabweZWE | 36.59% | 2018 | |
| St. Kitts and NevisKNA | 35.7% | 2020 | |
| Marshall IslandsMHL | 35.32% | 2020 | |
| Dominican RepublicDOM | 35.16% | 2023 | |
| TunisiaTUN | 35.05% | 2012 | |
| PhilippinesPHL | 35.04% | 2023 | |
| CameroonCMR | 34.67% | 2021 | |
| PanamaPAN | 34% | 2021 | |
| AfghanistanAFG | 33.95% | 2017 | |
| NauruNRU | 33.94% | 2020 |
Source: World Bank (WB WDI)