Democratic Republic of Congo vs European Union: Compensation of employees (% of expense)

Democratic Republic of Congo
37.4%
in 2022
European Union
15.6%
in 2023
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
37th
European Union rank
38th

Compensation of employees (% of expense) over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • European Union
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How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 37.4% against 15.6% in European Union, a difference of 21.8%.

That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 2.4 times European Union's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 37th and European Union ranks 38th of 155 countries.

Democratic Republic of Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo European Union Difference Ahead
1990s 28.1% 13.2% 14.9% Democratic Republic of Congo
2000s 24.0% 14.9% 9.2% Democratic Republic of Congo
2010s 41.0% 14.8% 26.2% Democratic Republic of Congo
2020s 49.7% 15.2% 34.5% Democratic Republic of Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher compensation of employees, Democratic Republic of Congo or European Union?
Democratic Republic of Congo, at 37.4% against 15.6% in European Union as of 2022.
What is the difference in compensation of employees between Democratic Republic of Congo and European Union?
21.8%, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and European Union?
32 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and European Union rank globally for compensation of employees?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 37th and European Union ranks 38th of 155 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Compensation of employees (% of expense). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Compensation of employees (% of expense)
Unit
% of expense
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
196 places, 5,286 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 as percentage of total expenses which is any decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction.