Compensation of employees in Kenya
Kenya: Compensation of employees was 770.30 billion current LCU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Compensation of employees in Kenya, 2014–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 770.30 billion current LCU for compensation of employees in 2023. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 9.0% on the previous year and up 75.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, compensation of employees in Kenya peaked at 770.30 billion current LCU in 2023 and was at its lowest, 438.47 billion current LCU, in 2014.
Kenya ranks 36th of 156 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 547.92 billion current LCU | 438.47 billion current LCU | 695.85 billion current LCU | 6 |
| 2020s | 714.92 billion current LCU | 646.48 billion current LCU | 770.30 billion current LCU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More public sector data for Kenya
- Arms imports 17.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Tax revenue 14.1% (2023)
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains 33.3% (2023)
- Taxes on goods and services 33.5% (2023)
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets 6.9% (2023)
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) -10.0% (2023)
- Interest payments 24.3% (2023)
- Grants and other revenue 21.3% (2023)
- Interest payments 16.4% (2023)
- Other taxes 0.0% (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is compensation of employees in Kenya?
- Compensation of employees in Kenya was 770.30 billion current LCU in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest compensation of employees recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 770.30 billion current LCU in 2023.
- What is the lowest compensation of employees recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 438.47 billion current LCU in 2014.
- How does Kenya rank for compensation of employees?
- Kenya ranks 36th out of 156 countries with data for 2023.
- Is compensation of employees rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 75.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya 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
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.