Compensation of employees in Burundi

Burundi: Compensation of employees was 48.1% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
48.1%
Change on year
up 10.6%
World rank
10th
of 155 countries
All-time high
48.1%
in 2021
All-time low
31.0%
in 1993
Years of data
20
1991–2021

Compensation of employees in Burundi, 1991–2021

010203040501991200620211991: 36.8 % of expense1992: 33.2 % of expense1993: 31 % of expense1994: 33.4 % of expense1995: 35 % of expense1996: 47.9 % of expense1997: 38.4 % of expense1998: 35.8 % of expense1999: 36.9 % of expense2010: 46.7 % of expense2011: 46 % of expense2012: 46.5 % of expense2013: 45.4 % of expense2014: 44.2 % of expense2015: 36.4 % of expense2016: 41.3 % of expense2017: 39.4 % of expense2019: 45.5 % of expense2020: 43.5 % of expense2021: 48.1 % of expense

Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.

Analysis

The most recent figure for compensation of employees in Burundi is 48.1%, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.

The figure is up 10.6% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, compensation of employees in Burundi peaked at 48.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 31.0%, in 1993.

That places Burundi 10th out of 155 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

Compensation of employees in Burundi, year by year

Annual values for Compensation of employees (% of expense) in Burundi, 1991 to 2021.
Year % of expense Change
1991 36.8%
1992 33.2% -9.6%
1993 31.0% -6.7%
1994 33.4% +7.6%
1995 35.0% +4.8%
1996 47.9% +37.0%
1997 38.4% -19.7%
1998 35.8% -6.8%
1999 36.9% +3.0%
2010 46.7% +26.6%
2011 46.0% -1.5%
2012 46.5% +1.2%
2013 45.4% -2.4%
2014 44.2% -2.7%
2015 36.4% -17.7%
2016 41.3% +13.5%
2017 39.4% -4.6%
2019 45.5% +15.5%
2020 43.5% -4.6%
2021 48.1% +10.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 36.5% 31.0% 47.9% 9
2010s 43.5% 36.4% 46.7% 9
2020s 45.8% 43.5% 48.1% 2

Countries ranked near Burundi

  1. 7 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 49.8% compare
  2. 8 Honduras 48.6% compare
  3. 9 Saudi Arabia 48.5% compare
  4. 11 Madagascar 47.9% compare
  5. 12 Solomon Islands 47.3% compare
  6. 13 Eswatini 47.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is compensation of employees in Burundi?
Compensation of employees in Burundi was 48.1% in 2021, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest compensation of employees recorded in Burundi?
The highest recorded value was 48.1% in 2021.
What is the lowest compensation of employees recorded in Burundi?
The lowest recorded value was 31.0% in 1993.
How does Burundi rank for compensation of employees?
Burundi ranks 10th out of 155 countries with data for 2021.
Is compensation of employees rising or falling in Burundi?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Burundi 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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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
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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.