# Compensation of employees (% of expense) — PRE
> Latest: 34.67 (2021). Change: -6.7% vs 2020.
- Frequency: Annual · Coverage: 2010–2021
- 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/PRE
## Recent values
| Year | Value |
| :--- | :--- |
| 2017 | 39.15 |
| 2018 | 36.83 |
| 2019 | 39.33 |
| 2020 | 37.17 |
| 2021 | 34.67 |
## How to cite
APA: World Bank. (2021). Compensation of employees (% of expense) — PRE [Data set]. Retrieved November 13, 2026, from EconDash: https://econdash.org/chart/wdi-gc-xpn-comp-zs/PRE. 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)