The Bahamas - Compensation of employees (% of expense)

Compensation of employees (% of expense) in The Bahamas was 29.04 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 57.48 in 1994, while its lowest value was 29.04 in 2019.

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
1990 54.97
1991 53.73
1992 52.63
1993 55.94
1994 57.48
1995 54.94
1996 50.65
1997 51.57
1998 52.46
1999 47.84
2000 42.55
2001 42.93
2002 43.41
2003 42.17
2004 44.07
2005 42.08
2006 43.30
2007 42.59
2008 41.04
2009 40.31
2010 48.01
2011 44.40
2012 44.30
2013 43.95
2014 45.00
2015 34.70
2016 32.25
2017 29.57
2018 32.70
2019 29.04

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