Compensation of employees (% of expense) in Angola
Angola: Compensation of employees (% of expense) was 39.3% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Compensation of employees in Angola, 1999–2019
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
Angola recorded 39.3% for compensation of employees in 2019.
That represents a change of up 9.1% on the previous year and down 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, compensation of employees in Angola peaked at 52.7% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 20.7%, in 1999.
Angola ranks 30th of 155 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Compensation of employees (% of expense) in Angola, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 20.7% | — |
| 2000 | 24.0% | +15.9% |
| 2001 | 32.9% | +37.1% |
| 2002 | 37.8% | +14.9% |
| 2003 | 36.6% | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 52.7% | +43.9% |
| 2005 | 36.5% | -30.7% |
| 2006 | 38.7% | +6.0% |
| 2007 | 35.0% | -9.7% |
| 2008 | 36.5% | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 46.7% | +28.0% |
| 2010 | 36.1% | -22.7% |
| 2011 | 31.3% | -13.3% |
| 2012 | 35.9% | +14.7% |
| 2013 | 31.0% | -13.7% |
| 2014 | 32.9% | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 47.9% | +45.4% |
| 2016 | 48.2% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 44.6% | -7.4% |
| 2018 | 36.0% | -19.2% |
| 2019 | 39.3% | +9.1% |
Angola compared with similar countries
- Angola's 39.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 31.8%, 1.2× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Angola's 39.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 36.9%, 1.1× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.7% | 20.7% | 20.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 37.7% | 24.0% | 52.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.3% | 31.0% | 48.2% | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is compensation of employees in Angola?
- Compensation of employees in Angola was 39.3% in 2019, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest compensation of employees recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 52.7% in 2004.
- What is the lowest compensation of employees recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.7% in 1999.
- How does Angola rank for compensation of employees?
- Angola ranks 30th out of 155 countries with data for 2019.
- Is compensation of employees rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Angola 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.