Compensation of employees in Colombia

Colombia: Compensation of employees was 59.35 trillion current LCU in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
59.35 trillion current LCU
Change on year
up 14.3%
World rank
6th
of 156 countries
All-time high
59.35 trillion current LCU
in 2024
All-time low
11.77 trillion current LCU
in 1998
Years of data
21
1998–2024

Compensation of employees in Colombia, 1998–2024

10.0T20.0T30.0T40.0T50.0T60.0T1998201120241998: 11.8T current LCU1999: 14.2T current LCU2000: 15.9T current LCU2003: 15.2T current LCU2008: 21.5T current LCU2009: 23.3T current LCU2010: 25.4T current LCU2011: 34.5T current LCU2012: 18.8T current LCU2013: 18.6T current LCU2014: 22.1T current LCU2015: 24.0T current LCU2016: 26.5T current LCU2017: 28.8T current LCU2018: 39.5T current LCU2019: 35.2T current LCU2020: 39.0T current LCU2021: 40.6T current LCU2022: 45.1T current LCU2023: 51.9T current LCU2024: 59.4T current LCU

Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current LCU.

Analysis

Colombia recorded 59.35 trillion current LCU for compensation of employees in 2024. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.3% on the previous year and up 168.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, compensation of employees in Colombia peaked at 59.35 trillion current LCU in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.77 trillion current LCU, in 1998.

That places Colombia 6th out of 156 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 12.96 trillion current LCU 11.77 trillion current LCU 14.16 trillion current LCU 2
2000s 18.96 trillion current LCU 15.18 trillion current LCU 23.28 trillion current LCU 4
2010s 27.35 trillion current LCU 18.61 trillion current LCU 39.55 trillion current LCU 10
2020s 47.18 trillion current LCU 38.95 trillion current LCU 59.35 trillion current LCU 5

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 3 Lebanon 87.05 trillion current LCU compare
  2. 4 South Korea 62.92 trillion current LCU compare
  3. 5 Uzbekistan 60.19 trillion current LCU compare
  4. 7 Iraq 39.59 trillion current LCU compare
  5. 8 Paraguay 26.49 trillion current LCU compare
  6. 9 Chile 15.20 trillion current LCU compare

See the full ranking of 156 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is compensation of employees in Colombia?
Compensation of employees in Colombia was 59.35 trillion current LCU in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest compensation of employees recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 59.35 trillion current LCU in 2024.
What is the lowest compensation of employees recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 11.77 trillion current LCU in 1998.
How does Colombia rank for compensation of employees?
Colombia ranks 6th out of 156 countries with data for 2024.
Is compensation of employees rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is up 168.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Colombia data come from?
The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Compensation of employees (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Compensation of employees (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
156 places, 4,496 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

Compensation of employees is defined as the total remuneration, in cash or in kind, payable by an enterprise to an employee in return for work done by the latter during the accounting period. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.