Compensation of employees (% of expense) in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: Compensation of employees (% of expense) was 37.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Compensation of employees in Democratic Republic of Congo, 1990–2022
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
In 2022, compensation of employees in Democratic Republic of Congo stood at 37.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 30.3% on the previous year and up 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, compensation of employees in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 59.5% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 11.8%, in 1996.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 37th of 155 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Compensation of employees (% of expense) in Democratic Republic of Congo, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 23.6% | — |
| 1991 | 35.6% | +50.6% |
| 1992 | 12.5% | -64.9% |
| 1993 | 19.9% | +59.1% |
| 1994 | 17.4% | -12.7% |
| 1995 | 34.9% | +100.8% |
| 1996 | 11.8% | -66.2% |
| 1997 | 23.3% | +97.9% |
| 1998 | 59.5% | +155.3% |
| 1999 | 42.2% | -29.2% |
| 2000 | 27.1% | -35.6% |
| 2001 | 18.7% | -31.2% |
| 2002 | 17.4% | -7.1% |
| 2003 | 20.5% | +18.0% |
| 2004 | 22.1% | +7.9% |
| 2005 | 19.7% | -10.6% |
| 2006 | 22.4% | +13.6% |
| 2007 | 27.3% | +21.9% |
| 2008 | 33.1% | +21.1% |
| 2009 | 32.1% | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 42.6% | +32.8% |
| 2012 | 32.8% | -23.1% |
| 2013 | 35.5% | +8.4% |
| 2014 | 38.2% | +7.7% |
| 2015 | 40.6% | +6.3% |
| 2016 | 42.3% | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 48.5% | +14.6% |
| 2018 | 35.4% | -26.8% |
| 2019 | 52.8% | +48.9% |
| 2020 | 58.1% | +10.1% |
| 2021 | 53.7% | -7.7% |
| 2022 | 37.4% | -30.3% |
Democratic Republic of Congo compared with similar countries
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 37.4% is below the median for low income countries, which is 37.9%, 99% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 37.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 36.9%, 1.0× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.1% | 11.8% | 59.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.0% | 17.4% | 33.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.0% | 32.8% | 52.8% | 9 |
| 2020s | 49.7% | 37.4% | 58.1% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is compensation of employees in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Compensation of employees in Democratic Republic of Congo was 37.4% 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 Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 59.5% in 1998.
- What is the lowest compensation of employees recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.8% in 1996.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for compensation of employees?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 37th out of 155 countries with data for 2022.
- Is compensation of employees rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of 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 (% 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.