Iran - Compensation of employees (% of expense)

Compensation of employees (% of expense) in Iran was 39.80 as of 2009. Its highest value over the past 37 years was 66.98 in 1986, while its lowest value was 26.57 in 1974.

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
1972 48.89
1973 44.17
1974 26.57
1975 28.90
1976 33.26
1977 38.00
1978 46.21
1979 61.73
1980 57.89
1981 55.93
1982 56.08
1983 55.56
1984 56.40
1985 62.46
1986 66.98
1987 64.48
1988 57.48
1989 60.59
1990 52.72
1991 58.46
1992 51.10
1993 58.23
1994 59.87
1995 55.94
1996 60.50
1997 62.38
1998 63.20
1999 54.19
2000 56.63
2001 51.02
2002 47.53
2003 44.98
2004 44.41
2005 40.42
2006 38.14
2007 36.27
2008 36.72
2009 39.80

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