Compensation of employees in Africa Western and Central
Africa Western and Central: Compensation of employees was 37.2% in 2021. ▬ Flat
Compensation of employees in Africa Western and Central, 2015–2021
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
Africa Western and Central recorded 37.2% for compensation of employees in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.
That places Africa Western and Central 2nd out of 41 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
Compensation of employees in Africa Western and Central, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 38.1% | — |
| 2016 | 37.3% | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 39.6% | +6.2% |
| 2018 | 38.8% | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 37.6% | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 37.9% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 37.2% | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 38.3% | 37.3% | 39.6% | 5 |
| 2020s | 37.5% | 37.2% | 37.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Africa Western and Central
- 1 Mozambique 62.0% compare
- 2 Lao People's Democratic Republic 54.2% compare
- 3 Botswana 54.0% compare
- 4 Belize 52.4%
- 5 Iraq 51.9% compare
More public sector data for Africa Western and Central
- Arms imports 360.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.6914 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0005 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -36.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 360.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 15.4 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0109 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -14.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 8.02 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 62.46 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is compensation of employees in Africa Western and Central?
- Compensation of employees in Africa Western and Central was 37.2% in 2021, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest compensation of employees recorded in Africa Western and Central?
- The highest recorded value was 39.6% in 2017.
- What is the lowest compensation of employees recorded in Africa Western and Central?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.2% in 2021.
- How does Africa Western and Central rank for compensation of employees?
- Africa Western and Central ranks 2nd out of 41 groups with data for 2021.
- Is compensation of employees rising or falling in Africa Western and Central?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Africa Western and Central 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 (% of expense). 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 as percentage of total expenses which is any decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction.