# Compensation of employees (% of expense) — PLW
> Latest: 31.03 (2020). Change: -18.5% vs 2019.
- Frequency: Annual · Coverage: 2008–2020
- Data updated: 2026-10-08
- Source: World Bank — GC.XPN.COMP.ZS — https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/GC.XPN.COMP.ZS
- License: CC BY 4.0
- Interactive chart: https://econdash.org/chart/wdi-gc-xpn-comp-zs/PLW
## Recent values
| Year | Value |
| :--- | :--- |
| 2016 | 33.17 |
| 2017 | 35.49 |
| 2018 | 38.01 |
| 2019 | 38.07 |
| 2020 | 31.03 |
## How to cite
APA: World Bank. (2020). Compensation of employees (% of expense) — PLW [Data set]. Retrieved November 13, 2026, from EconDash: https://econdash.org/chart/wdi-gc-xpn-comp-zs/PLW. Original source: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/GC.XPN.COMP.ZS
## 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)