Bahrain - Compensation of employees (% of expense)

Compensation of employees (% of expense) in Bahrain was 57.91 as of 2004. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 66.10 in 1998, while its lowest value was 29.60 in 1976.

Definition: Compensation of employees consists of all payments in cash, as well as in kind (such as food and housing), to employees in return for services rendered, and government contributions to social insurance schemes such as social security and pensions that provide benefits to employees.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files.

See also:

Year Value
1974 34.81
1975 30.97
1976 29.60
1977 30.48
1978 33.75
1979 41.93
1980 43.80
1981 44.18
1982 41.64
1983 41.66
1984 46.20
1985 49.19
1986 53.72
1987 52.71
1988 59.90
1989 57.16
1990 57.32
1991 61.62
1992 60.14
1993 54.47
1994 53.26
1995 62.09
1996 64.90
1997 64.68
1998 66.10
1999 62.85
2000 56.40
2001 56.75
2002 52.11
2003 61.50
2004 57.91

Limitations and Exceptions: For most countries central government finance data have been consolidated into one account, but for others only budgetary central government accounts are available. Countries reporting budgetary data are noted in the country metadata. Because budgetary accounts may not include all central government units (such as social security funds), they usually provide an incomplete picture. In federal states the central government accounts provide an incomplete view of total public finance. Data on government revenue and expense are collected by the IMF through questionnaires to member countries and by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Despite IMF efforts to standardize data collection, statistics are often incomplete, untimely, and not comparable across countries.

Statistical Concept and Methodology: The IMF's Government Finance Statistics Manual 2014, harmonized with the 2008 SNA, recommends an accrual accounting method, focusing on all economic events affecting assets, liabilities, revenues, and expenses, not just those represented by cash transactions. It accounts for all changes in stocks, so stock data at the end of an accounting period equal stock data at the beginning of the period plus flows over the period. The 1986 manual considered only debt stocks. Government finance statistics are reported in local currency. Many countries report government finance data by fiscal year; see country metadata for information on fiscal year end by country.

Aggregation method: Median

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Public Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Government finance