economic2026
Compensation of employees (% of expense)
Latest available World Bank World Development Indicators value for each country, using observations from 2020–2024.
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Key Insights
Global Average
25.5%
Median: 23.0%
Countries Covered
136
with available data
Highest
Mozambique
62.0%
Lowest
Kazakhstan
5.2%
Top 5 Countries
1Mozambique62.0%
2Lao People's Democratic Republic54.2%
3Botswana54.0%
4Central African Republic49.9%
5Honduras48.6%
By Region
Other32.0%(72 countries)
Asia25.2%(14 countries)
Africa22.9%(5 countries)
South America16.5%(7 countries)
Oceania15.5%(2 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (5.2%)High (62.0%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 25.5%)
Other (72)
Asia (14)
Africa (5)
South America (7)
Oceania (2)
Europe (32)
North America (4)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest
About This Statistic
Latest available World Bank World Development Indicators value for each country, using observations from 2020–2024. Source: World Bank World Development Indicators.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mozambique | 62.0% |
| 2 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 54.2% |
| 3 | Botswana | 54.0% |
| 4 | Central African Republic | 49.9% |
| 5 | Honduras | 48.6% |
| 6 | Saudi Arabia | 48.5% |
| 7 | Burundi | 48.1% |
| 8 | Madagascar | 47.9% |
| 9 | Solomon Islands | 47.3% |
| 10 | Eswatini | 47.0% |
| 11 | Samoa | 46.1% |
| 12 | Vanuatu | 46.1% |
| 13 | Jordan | 46.0% |
| 14 | Gabon | 45.0% |
| 15 | Lesotho | 44.7% |
| 16 | Kyrgyzstan | 43.6% |
| 17 | Mali | 43.3% |
| 18 | Somalia | 42.0% |
| 19 | Paraguay | 41.5% |
| 20 | El Salvador | 40.9% |
| 21 | Burkina Faso | 40.7% |
| 22 | Bhutan | 40.4% |
| 23 | Cape Verde | 39.9% |
| 24 | Bahrain | 39.5% |
| 25 | Maldives | 39.1% |
| 26 | Cambodia | 38.9% |
| 27 | Namibia | 38.8% |
| 28 | Morocco | 38.5% |
| 29 | Guinea-Bissau | 38.4% |
| 30 | Jamaica | 38.0% |
| 31 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 37.4% |
| 32 | Senegal | 37.1% |
| 33 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 35.7% |
| 34 | Marshall Islands | 35.3% |
| 35 | Dominican Republic | 35.2% |
| 36 | Philippines | 35.0% |
| 37 | Cameroon | 34.7% |
| 38 | Panama | 34.3% |
| 39 | Nauru | 33.9% |
| 40 | Tonga | 33.8% |
| 41 | Macao | 33.4% |
| 42 | Malawi | 32.5% |
| 43 | United Arab Emirates | 32.2% |
| 44 | Lebanon | 32.1% |
| 45 | Guatemala | 32.0% |
| 46 | Nicaragua | 32.0% |
| 47 | Togo | 31.7% |
| 48 | Kiribati | 31.4% |
| 49 | Palau | 31.0% |
| 50 | Malaysia | 29.6% |
| 51 | Ukraine | 28.6% |
| 52 | Ecuador | 28.6% |
| 53 | Ghana | 28.3% |
| 54 | Zambia | 28.0% |
| 55 | Fiji | 27.7% |
| 56 | Cyprus | 27.4% |
| 57 | Malta | 26.9% |
| 58 | Costa Rica | 26.8% |
| 59 | Mauritius | 26.6% |
| 60 | Ireland | 26.6% |
| 61 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 26.2% |
| 62 | Bahamas | 25.9% |
| 63 | Republic of the Congo | 25.9% |
| 64 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 25.8% |
| 65 | Tajikistan | 24.8% |
| 66 | Iceland | 23.8% |
| 67 | San Marino | 23.5% |
| 68 | Cote d'Ivoire | 23.3% |
| 69 | Thailand | 22.6% |
| 70 | Israel | 22.4% |
| 71 | Uruguay | 22.2% |
| 72 | Equatorial Guinea | 21.7% |
| 73 | New Zealand | 21.5% |
| 74 | Uzbekistan | 21.3% |
| 75 | Portugal | 21.1% |
| 76 | Türkiye | 20.9% |
| 77 | Albania | 20.5% |
| 78 | Luxembourg | 20.5% |
| 79 | Bangladesh | 20.3% |
| 80 | Chile | 19.9% |
| 81 | Armenia | 19.3% |
| 82 | Latvia | 19.2% |
| 83 | Hungary | 19.1% |
| 84 | Romania | 19.0% |
| 85 | Sri Lanka | 18.9% |
| 86 | Singapore | 18.8% |
| 87 | Greece | 18.4% |
| 88 | Kenya | 18.4% |
| 89 | Bulgaria | 18.0% |
| 90 | France | 17.6% |
| 91 | United Republic of Tanzania | 17.5% |
| 92 | Uganda | 17.4% |
| 93 | Slovenia | 16.8% |
| 94 | Serbia | 16.7% |
| 95 | Estonia | 16.4% |
| 96 | Slovakia | 16.4% |
| 97 | United Kingdom | 15.8% |
| 98 | Peru | 15.6% |
| 99 | Lithuania | 15.6% |
| 100 | Ethiopia | 14.8% |
| 101 | Timor-Leste | 14.7% |
| 102 | Norway | 14.7% |
| 103 | Croatia | 14.5% |
| 104 | Georgia | 14.4% |
| 105 | Rwanda | 14.3% |
| 106 | Azerbaijan | 14.2% |
| 107 | South Africa | 14.2% |
| 108 | Nepal | 14.1% |
| 109 | Belarus | 14.1% |
| 110 | Argentina | 12.9% |
| 111 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 12.4% |
| 112 | Poland | 12.3% |
| 113 | India | 12.1% |
| 114 | Czech Republic | 12.1% |
| 115 | Russian Federation | 11.9% |
| 116 | Papua New Guinea | 11.2% |
| 117 | Denmark | 11.0% |
| 118 | Italy | 10.9% |
| 119 | Canada | 10.2% |
| 120 | Austria | 10.1% |
| 121 | Mongolia | 9.9% |
| 122 | Colombia | 9.8% |
| 123 | Australia | 9.5% |
| 124 | Moldova, Republic of | 9.5% |
| 125 | Mexico | 9.2% |
| 126 | Sweden | 9.2% |
| 127 | South Korea | 8.8% |
| 128 | United States of America | 8.1% |
| 129 | Netherlands | 7.8% |
| 130 | Finland | 7.1% |
| 131 | Switzerland | 7.0% |
| 132 | Brazil | 6.6% |
| 133 | Spain | 5.9% |
| 134 | Belgium | 5.9% |
| 135 | Germany | 5.7% |
| 136 | Kazakhstan | 5.2% |
Showing 136 of 136 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2026).
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