Lesotho - Compensation of employees (% of expense)

Compensation of employees (% of expense) in Lesotho was 43.46 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 32 years was 53.76 in 1995, while its lowest value was 29.85 in 2008.

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
1987 36.66
1988 42.92
1989 38.84
1991 48.58
1992 46.02
1993 48.16
1994 45.86
1995 53.76
1996 51.57
1997 48.53
1998 42.67
1999 40.83
2000 43.37
2001 39.41
2002 38.26
2003 37.03
2004 37.81
2005 36.11
2006 31.41
2007 33.75
2008 29.85
2009 34.97
2010 40.54
2011 40.22
2012 40.06
2013 40.79
2014 42.51
2015 42.81
2016 41.81
2017 44.54
2018 45.15
2019 43.46

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