Tunisia - Compensation of employees (% of expense)

Compensation of employees (% of expense) in Tunisia was 35.05 as of 2012. Its highest value over the past 40 years was 46.78 in 1972, while its lowest value was 28.49 in 1979.

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 46.78
1973 44.56
1974 45.17
1975 35.74
1976 37.55
1977 35.90
1978 34.12
1979 28.49
1980 34.97
1981 31.88
1982 33.04
1983 33.20
1984 31.89
1985 32.04
1986 32.64
1987 32.08
1988 31.48
1989 31.08
1990 31.37
1991 32.89
1992 34.56
1993 34.76
1994 36.27
1995 36.71
1996 36.89
1997 40.24
1998 40.94
1999 40.28
2000 39.76
2001 40.37
2002 40.70
2003 41.44
2004 39.70
2005 38.96
2006 38.86
2007 37.81
2008 34.91
2009 34.94
2010 34.65
2011 34.85
2012 35.05

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