Countries by Compensation of employees (% of expense) (2022)

Compensation of employees (% of expense) in 2022: highest in Mozambique (62.02%), lowest in Kazakhstan (5.29%), median 20.91% across the 109 countries in this dataset, according to World Bank.

Browse Compensation of employees (% of expense) (measured in %) across 198 countries and regions. Select a country to view an interactive chart with historical data, cross-country comparison, and trend analysis. All data sourced from World Bank.

Unit: %198 countries and regionsSource: World Bank

Data updated:8 Oct 2026Last checked:12 Nov 2026Frequency:AnnualCoverage:1972–2024

Highest Compensation of employees (% of expense), 2022

1.Mozambique62.02%
2.Madagascar54.34%
3.Lao PDR54.22%
4.Botswana50.38%
5.Saudi Arabia50.27%
6.Paraguay47.45%
7.Guinea-Bissau47.45%
8.Solomon Islands47.34%
9.Samoa47.3%
10.Vanuatu46.87%

Lowest Compensation of employees (% of expense), 2022

100.Finland8.07%
101.United States7.97%
102.South Korea7.93%
103.Netherlands7.67%
104.Switzerland6.99%
105.Brazil6.72%
106.Spain5.97%
107.Belgium5.87%
108.Germany5.72%
109.Kazakhstan5.29%

All 109 ranked countries, 2022— select a country to view interactive chart

Click any country to open an interactive chart with historical Compensation of employees (% of expense) trends. You can compare multiple countries, switch time ranges, and download chart images for reports and presentations.

MozambiqueRank 1 of 109 MadagascarRank 2 of 109 Lao PDRRank 3 of 109 BotswanaRank 4 of 109 Saudi ArabiaRank 5 of 109 ParaguayRank 6 of 109 Guinea-BissauRank 7 of 109 Solomon IslandsRank 8 of 109 SamoaRank 9 of 109 VanuatuRank 10 of 109 Kyrgyz RepublicRank 11 of 109 JordanRank 12 of 109 LesothoRank 13 of 109 NamibiaRank 14 of 109 CambodiaRank 15 of 109 El SalvadorRank 16 of 109 MoroccoRank 17 of 109 TongaRank 18 of 109 DR CongoRank 19 of 109 Burkina FasoRank 20 of 109 SenegalRank 21 of 109 Dominican RepublicRank 22 of 109 PhilippinesRank 23 of 109 NicaraguaRank 24 of 109 UkraineRank 25 of 109 KiribatiRank 26 of 109 MalawiRank 27 of 109 GuatemalaRank 28 of 109 MauritiusRank 29 of 109 TogoRank 30 of 109 United Arab EmiratesRank 31 of 109 EcuadorRank 32 of 109 GhanaRank 33 of 109 Costa RicaRank 34 of 109 FijiRank 35 of 109 CyprusRank 36 of 109 MalaysiaRank 37 of 109 MaltaRank 38 of 109 IrelandRank 39 of 109 Bosnia and HerzegovinaRank 40 of 109 Sri LankaRank 41 of 109 IcelandRank 42 of 109 TajikistanRank 43 of 109 MacaoRank 44 of 109 The BahamasRank 45 of 109 Cote d'IvoireRank 46 of 109 UzbekistanRank 47 of 109 San MarinoRank 48 of 109 Equatorial GuineaRank 49 of 109 New ZealandRank 50 of 109 IsraelRank 51 of 109 UruguayRank 52 of 109 ThailandRank 53 of 109 PortugalRank 54 of 109 KenyaRank 55 of 109 LuxembourgRank 56 of 109 SingaporeRank 57 of 109 TurkeyRank 58 of 109 ChileRank 59 of 109 ArmeniaRank 60 of 109 HungaryRank 61 of 109 RomaniaRank 62 of 109 GreeceRank 63 of 109 AlbaniaRank 64 of 109 FranceRank 65 of 109 LatviaRank 66 of 109 UgandaRank 67 of 109 SloveniaRank 68 of 109 SerbiaRank 69 of 109 SlovakiaRank 70 of 109 TanzaniaRank 71 of 109 BulgariaRank 72 of 109 EstoniaRank 73 of 109 United KingdomRank 74 of 109 LithuaniaRank 75 of 109 NorwayRank 76 of 109 CroatiaRank 77 of 109 Timor-LesteRank 78 of 109 RwandaRank 79 of 109 Papua New GuineaRank 80 of 109 AzerbaijanRank 81 of 109 South AfricaRank 82 of 109 EthiopiaRank 83 of 109 BelarusRank 84 of 109 GeorgiaRank 85 of 109 PolandRank 86 of 109 North MacedoniaRank 87 of 109 IndiaRank 88 of 109 Czech RepublicRank 89 of 109 ArgentinaRank 90 of 109 ItalyRank 91 of 109 DenmarkRank 92 of 109 MoldovaRank 93 of 109 CanadaRank 94 of 109 AustriaRank 95 of 109 AustraliaRank 96 of 109 ColombiaRank 97 of 109 MexicoRank 98 of 109 SwedenRank 99 of 109 FinlandRank 100 of 109 United StatesRank 101 of 109 South KoreaRank 102 of 109 NetherlandsRank 103 of 109 SwitzerlandRank 104 of 109 BrazilRank 105 of 109 SpainRank 106 of 109 BelgiumRank 107 of 109 GermanyRank 108 of 109 KazakhstanRank 109 of 109

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Countries by Compensation of employees (% of expense) (2022)

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