Compensation of employees in Democratic Republic of the Congo

Democratic Republic of the Congo: Compensation of employees was 6.58 trillion current LCU in 2022. β—† Volatile

Latest (2022)
6.58 trillion current LCU
Change on year
up 20.6%
World rank
14th
of 156 countries
All-time high
6.58 trillion current LCU
in 2022
All-time low
0.789 current LCU
in 1990
Years of data
32
1990–2022

Compensation of employees in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1990–2022

02.0T4.0T6.0T1990200620221990: 0.789 current LCU1991: 29.8 current LCU1992: 356 current LCU1993: 9.1k current LCU1994: 522.3k current LCU1995: 7.2M current LCU1996: 19.1M current LCU1997: 105.8M current LCU1998: 527.9M current LCU1999: 2.1B current LCU2000: 7.3B current LCU2001: 23.5B current LCU2002: 39.3B current LCU2003: 57.1B current LCU2004: 93.2B current LCU2005: 146.8B current LCU2006: 218.9B current LCU2007: 301.0B current LCU2008: 452.2B current LCU2009: 547.6B current LCU2010: 696.7B current LCU2012: 1.3T current LCU2013: 1.4T current LCU2014: 1.6T current LCU2015: 1.8T current LCU2016: 2.0T current LCU2017: 2.1T current LCU2018: 2.7T current LCU2019: 3.6T current LCU2020: 4.8T current LCU2021: 5.5T current LCU2022: 6.6T current LCU

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for compensation of employees in Democratic Republic of the Congo is 6.58 trillion current LCU, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.6% on the previous year and up 423.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, compensation of employees in Democratic Republic of the Congo peaked at 6.58 trillion current LCU in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.789 current LCU, in 1990.

Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 14th of 156 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 274.05 million current LCU 0.789 current LCU 2.08 billion current LCU 10
2000s 188.69 billion current LCU 7.31 billion current LCU 547.56 billion current LCU 10
2010s 1.89 trillion current LCU 696.67 billion current LCU 3.59 trillion current LCU 9
2020s 5.60 trillion current LCU 4.76 trillion current LCU 6.58 trillion current LCU 3

Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of the Congo

  1. 11 Lao People's Democratic Republic 12.14 trillion current LCU compare
  2. 12 Somalia 9.60 trillion current LCU compare
  3. 13 Cambodia 8.78 trillion current LCU compare
  4. 15 Hungary 6.50 trillion current LCU compare
  5. 16 Mongolia 6.27 trillion current LCU compare
  6. 17 Uganda 6.23 trillion current LCU compare

See the full ranking of 156 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is compensation of employees in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
Compensation of employees in Democratic Republic of the Congo was 6.58 trillion current LCU in 2022, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest compensation of employees recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
The highest recorded value was 6.58 trillion current LCU in 2022.
What is the lowest compensation of employees recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
The lowest recorded value was 0.789 current LCU in 1990.
How does Democratic Republic of the Congo rank for compensation of employees?
Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 14th out of 156 countries with data for 2022.
Is compensation of employees rising or falling in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
Over the last ten years it is up 423.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Democratic Republic of the Congo 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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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.