Compensation of employees in Congo
Congo: Compensation of employees was 25.9% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Compensation of employees in Congo, 2001–2021
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 Congo is 25.9%, measured in 2021.
The figure is down 9.4% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, compensation of employees in Congo peaked at 33.8% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 16.9%, in 2005.
Congo ranks 77th of 155 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Compensation of employees in Congo, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 26.8% | — |
| 2002 | 21.3% | -20.4% |
| 2003 | 30.3% | +41.8% |
| 2004 | 17.0% | -44.0% |
| 2005 | 16.9% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 17.4% | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 17.7% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 29.4% | +65.8% |
| 2009 | 26.5% | -9.9% |
| 2010 | 24.6% | -7.1% |
| 2011 | 26.3% | +7.0% |
| 2012 | 22.5% | -14.5% |
| 2013 | 27.4% | +21.7% |
| 2014 | 27.3% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 31.0% | +13.8% |
| 2016 | 32.6% | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 33.8% | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 25.8% | -23.9% |
| 2019 | 24.9% | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 28.6% | +14.7% |
| 2021 | 25.9% | -9.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.6% | 16.9% | 30.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 27.6% | 22.5% | 33.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.2% | 25.9% | 28.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 74 Ireland 26.6% compare
- 75 Micronesia (country) 26.2% compare
- 76 Bahamas 25.9% compare
- 78 Bosnia and Herzegovina 25.8% compare
- 79 Tajikistan 24.8% compare
- 80 Barbados 24.7% compare
More public sector data for Congo
- Arms imports 3.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.5091 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -66.67 % change on previous year (2015)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 3.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2021)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 28.75 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0116 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -36.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 182.04 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 8.78 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is compensation of employees in Congo?
- Compensation of employees in Congo was 25.9% in 2021, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest compensation of employees recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 33.8% in 2017.
- What is the lowest compensation of employees recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.9% in 2005.
- How does Congo rank for compensation of employees?
- Congo ranks 77th out of 155 countries with data for 2021.
- Is compensation of employees rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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.