Compensation of Employees (As % of Total Expenses) fell 41.6% to 14.3% in Singapore in 2020, according to World Bank.
Historically, Compensation of Employees (As % of Total Expenses) in Singapore reached an all time high of 44.0% in 1994 and an all time low of 14.3% in 2020. When compared to Singapore's main peers, Compensation of Employees (As % of Total Expenses) in Indonesia amounted to 14.8%, 31.7% in Malaysia, 33.5% in Philippines and 23.8% in Thailand in 2020.
Singapore has been ranked 79th within the group of 111 countries we follow in terms of Compensation of Employees (As % of Total Expenses), 27 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
Compensation of Employees (As % of Total Expenses) | Unit | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
Australia | % | 10.6% | 10.4% | 10.6% | 10.6% | 10.3% | ||||||||||||||||
Cambodia | % | ... | ... | 39.5% | 44.4% | 45.8% | 46.7% | 48.4% | ||||||||||||||
China | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Indonesia | % | ... | ... | 14.3% | 16.6% | 16.4% | 15.9% | 15.6% | ||||||||||||||
Laos | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 51.3% | 50.2% | 51.3% | 57.1% | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||
Malaysia | % | 30.7% | 32.5% | 34.9% | 35.5% | 34.7% | ||||||||||||||||
Myanmar | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 12.7% | 15.4% | 22.0% | 19.4% | 26.3% | ... | |||
Philippines | % | 35.6% | 35.4% | 35.6% | 35.9% | 38.0% | ||||||||||||||||
Singapore | % | 28.7% | 23.8% | 26.6% | 26.5% | 24.8% | ||||||||||||||||
Taiwan | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Thailand | % | 28.3% | 29.1% | 28.5% | 28.0% | 26.8% | ||||||||||||||||
Vietnam | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |