Compensation of employees (% of expense)
LabourWB WDIwb_wdi:GC.XPN.COMP.ZS•%•1972 → 2024•157 countries
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High-level context for this country series.
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)
157 countries with data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Distribution across countries
Compensation of employees (% of expense)
Countries
157
Median
25.8%
Mean
26.3%
25th pctl
15.6%
75th pctl
36.8%
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
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Compensation of employees (% of expense)
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| 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 | |
| TongaTON | 33.79% | 2023 | |
| Macao SAR, ChinaMAC | 33.42% | 2023 | |
| MalawiMWI | 32.46% | 2022 | |
| United Arab EmiratesARE | 32.16% | 2023 | |
| Trinidad and TobagoTTO | 32.13% | 2019 | |
| LebanonLBN | 32.12% | 2021 | |
| GuatemalaGTM | 31.99% | 2023 | |
| NicaraguaNIC | 31.95% | 2023 | |
| TogoTGO | 31.66% | 2023 | |
| KiribatiKIR | 31.43% | 2023 | |
| NigerNER | 31.26% | 1980 | |
| PalauPLW | 31.03% | 2020 | |
| MalaysiaMYS | 29.61% | 2023 | |
| Gambia, TheGMB | 28.68% | 1990 | — |
| UkraineUKR | 28.63% | 2023 | |
| EcuadorECU | 28.58% | 2022 | |
| GhanaGHA | 28.3% | 2022 | |
| ZambiaZMB | 27.96% | 2021 | |
| FijiFJI | 27.65% | 2023 | |
| CyprusCYP | 27.22% | 2023 | |
| Egypt, Arab Rep.EGY | 27.2% | 2015 | |
| MaltaMLT | 26.82% | 2023 | |
| Costa RicaCRI | 26.76% | 2023 | |
| MauritiusMUS | 26.65% | 2023 | |
| IrelandIRL | 26.54% | 2022 | |
| Micronesia, Fed. Sts.FSM | 26.18% | 2020 | |
| Bahamas, TheBHS | 25.91% | 2023 | |
| Congo, Rep.COG | 25.9% | 2021 | |
| Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIH | 25.77% | 2023 | |
| TajikistanTJK | 24.83% | 2023 | |
| BarbadosBRB | 24.7% | 2016 | |
| KuwaitKWT | 24.23% | 2006 | |
| IcelandISL | 23.85% | 2023 | |
| San MarinoSMR | 23.46% | 2023 | |
| Cote d'IvoireCIV | 23.34% | 2023 | |
| ThailandTHA | 22.6% | 2023 | |
| IsraelISR | 22.26% | 2023 | |
| UruguayURY | 22.23% | 2023 | |
| BoliviaBOL | 22.22% | 2007 | |
| MyanmarMMR | 22.02% | 2019 | |
| Equatorial GuineaGNQ | 21.7% | 2022 | |
| New ZealandNZL | 21.61% | 2022 | |
| UzbekistanUZB | 21.35% | 2023 | |
| PortugalPRT | 21.13% | 2023 | |
| TurkiyeTUR | 20.87% | 2023 | |
| AlbaniaALB | 20.53% | 2023 | |
| LuxembourgLUX | 20.5% | 2023 | |
| BangladeshBGD | 20.32% | 2021 | |
| ChileCHL | 19.92% | 2023 | |
| ArmeniaARM | 19.33% | 2023 | |
| LatviaLVA | 19.2% | 2023 | |
| HungaryHUN | 19.03% | 2022 | |
| RomaniaROU | 18.97% | 2022 | |
| Sri LankaLKA | 18.92% | 2023 | |
| SingaporeSGP | 18.77% | 2023 | |
| GreeceGRC | 18.47% | 2023 | |
| KenyaKEN | 18.4% | 2023 | |
| BulgariaBGR | 18.02% | 2023 | |
| FranceFRA | 17.59% | 2023 | |
| TanzaniaTZA | 17.53% | 2024 | |
| UgandaUGA | 17.37% | 2023 | |
| SloveniaSVN | 16.77% | 2023 | |
| SerbiaSRB | 16.75% | 2022 | |
| EstoniaEST | 16.58% | 2023 | |
| Slovak RepublicSVK | 16.52% | 2022 | |
| United KingdomGBR | 15.79% | 2023 | |
| PeruPER | 15.64% | 2021 | |
| LithuaniaLTU | 15.58% | 2023 | |
| EthiopiaETH | 14.83% | 2023 | |
| NorwayNOR | 14.72% | 2023 | |
| Timor-LesteTLS | 14.7% | 2022 | |
| CroatiaHRV | 14.53% | 2023 | |
| GeorgiaGEO | 14.36% | 2023 | |
| RwandaRWA | 14.32% | 2023 | |
| AzerbaijanAZE | 14.22% | 2022 | |
| NepalNPL | 14.08% | 2021 | |
| BelarusBLR | 14.06% | 2023 | |
| South AfricaZAF | 14.05% | 2022 | |
| ArgentinaARG | 12.91% | 2023 | |
| North MacedoniaMKD | 12.43% | 2023 | |
| PolandPOL | 12.3% | 2023 | |
| CzechiaCZE | 12.12% | 2022 | |
| IndiaIND | 12.06% | 2022 | |
| Russian FederationRUS | 11.93% | 2020 | |
| Papua New GuineaPNG | 11.21% | 2023 | |
| DenmarkDNK | 10.96% | 2023 | |
| ItalyITA | 10.87% | 2023 | |
| CanadaCAN | 10.26% | 2023 | |
| AustriaAUT | 10.07% | 2023 | |
| MongoliaMNG | 9.89% | 2021 | |
| ColombiaCOL | 9.83% | 2023 | |
| AustraliaAUS | 9.49% | 2022 | |
| MoldovaMDA | 9.48% | 2023 | |
| MexicoMEX | 9.2% | 2023 | |
| SwedenSWE | 9.17% | 2022 | |
| United StatesUSA | 8.03% | 2023 | |
| NetherlandsNLD | 7.79% | 2023 | |
| FinlandFIN | 7.15% | 2023 | |
| SwitzerlandCHE | 7.02% | 2023 | |
| BrazilBRA | 6.58% | 2023 | |
| SpainESP | 5.91% | 2023 | |
| BelgiumBEL | 5.88% | 2022 | |
| GermanyDEU | 5.72% | 2022 | |
| KazakhstanKAZ | 5.16% | 2023 | |
| Iran, Islamic Rep.IRN | 0% | 2009 | |
| IndonesiaIDN | 0% | 2009 | |
| Korea, Rep.KOR | 0% | 2023 |
Source: World Bank (WB WDI)