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Compensation of employees (% of expense)

Compensation of employees is defined as the total remuneration, in cash or in kind, payable by an enterprise to an employee in return for work done by the latter during the accounting period. This indicator is expressed as percentage of total expenses which is any decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction.

wb-indicators:GC.XPN.COMP.ZS

Compensation of employees (% of expense)

World Bank

Publisher
World Bank
Source
World Bank Indicators (wb-indicators)
Status
Active
Formats
JSON
Licence
CC-BY-4.0 — World Bank Terms — CC BY 4.0 (Indicators API) · open
Standard
WB API v2
Countries
190 countries and areas — see list below
Dataset id
wb-indicators:GC.XPN.COMP.ZS
Last verified
2026-09-27

Geographic coverage

Compensation of employees (% of expense) carries observations for 190 countries and areas:

Africa Eastern and Southern · Afghanistan · Africa Western and Central · Angola · Albania · United Arab Emirates · Argentina · Armenia · Australia · Austria · Azerbaijan · Burundi · Belgium · Burkina Faso · Bangladesh · Bulgaria · Bahrain · Bahamas, The · Bosnia and Herzegovina · Belarus · Belize · Brazil · Barbados · Bhutan · Botswana · Central African Republic · Canada · Central Europe and the Baltics · Switzerland · Chile · Cote d'Ivoire · Cameroon · Congo, Dem. Rep. · Congo, Rep. · Colombia · Cabo Verde · Costa Rica · Caribbean small states · Cyprus · Czechia · Germany · Denmark · Dominican Republic · East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) · Early-demographic dividend · East Asia & Pacific · Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) · Europe & Central Asia · Ecuador · Egypt, Arab Rep. · Euro area · Spain · Estonia · Ethiopia · European Union · Finland · Fiji · France · Micronesia, Fed. Sts. · Gabon · United Kingdom · Georgia · Ghana · Guinea-Bissau · Equatorial Guinea · Greece · Guatemala · Honduras · Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) · Croatia · Hungary · IBRD only · IDA & IBRD total · IDA total · IDA blend · IDA only · India · Ireland · Iraq · Iceland · Israel · Italy · Jamaica · Jordan · Kazakhstan · Kenya · Kyrgyz Republic · Cambodia · Kiribati · St. Kitts and Nevis · Korea, Rep. · Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) · Lao PDR · Lebanon · St. Lucia · Latin America & Caribbean · Least developed countries: UN classification · Sri Lanka · Low & middle income · Lesotho · Late-demographic dividend · Lithuania · Luxembourg · Latvia · Macao SAR, China · Morocco · Moldova · Madagascar · Maldives · Mexico · Marshall Islands · Middle income · North Macedonia · Mali · Malta · Myanmar · Mongolia · Mozambique · Mauritius · Malawi · Malaysia · North America · Namibia · Nicaragua · Netherlands · Norway · Nepal · Naoero · New Zealand · OECD members · Other small states · Panama · Peru · Philippines · Palau · Papua New Guinea · Poland · Pre-demographic dividend · Portugal · Paraguay · Post-demographic dividend · Romania · Russian Federation · Rwanda · South Asia · Saudi Arabia · Sudan · Senegal · Singapore · Solomon Islands · El Salvador · San Marino · Somalia, Fed. Rep. · Serbia · Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) · Sub-Saharan Africa · Small states · Slovak Republic · Slovenia · Sweden · Eswatini · East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) · Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) · Togo · Thailand · Tajikistan · Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) · Timor-Leste · Tonga · South Asia (IDA & IBRD) · Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) · Trinidad and Tobago · Turkiye · Tanzania · Uganda · Ukraine · Uruguay · United States · Uzbekistan · St. Vincent and the Grenadines · Vanuatu · World · Samoa · High income · Low income · Lower middle income · Upper middle income · South Africa · Zambia · Zimbabwe