# Compensation of employees (current LCU) — BTN
> Latest: 17.71 billion (2020). Change: +42.5% vs 2019.
- Frequency: Annual · Coverage: 1982–2020
- Data updated: 2026-10-08
- Source: World Bank — GC.XPN.COMP.CN — https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/GC.XPN.COMP.CN
- License: CC BY 4.0
- Interactive chart: https://econdash.org/chart/wdi-gc-xpn-comp-cn/BTN
## Recent values
| Year | Value |
| :--- | :--- |
| 2016 | 10.10B |
| 2017 | 10.05B |
| 2018 | 10.43B |
| 2019 | 12.42B |
| 2020 | 17.71B |
## How to cite
APA: World Bank. (2020). Compensation of employees (current LCU) — BTN [Data set]. Retrieved November 13, 2026, from EconDash: https://econdash.org/chart/wdi-gc-xpn-comp-cn/BTN. Original source: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/GC.XPN.COMP.CN
## Full data
Full time series: https://econdash.org/docs/agent-payments (free API trial for core indicators of 10 major economies; otherwise an API key or pay per call)