Compensation of employees in Equatorial Guinea

Equatorial Guinea: Compensation of employees was 21.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
21.7%
Change on year
down 21.8%
World rank
90th
of 155 countries
All-time high
28.0%
in 2020
All-time low
12.2%
in 2012
Years of data
17
2006–2022

Compensation of employees in Equatorial Guinea, 2006–2022

01020302006201420222006: 20.9 % of expense2007: 24.5 % of expense2008: 15.3 % of expense2009: 20.5 % of expense2010: 17.1 % of expense2011: 15.9 % of expense2012: 12.2 % of expense2013: 12.6 % of expense2014: 14.7 % of expense2015: 17.4 % of expense2016: 20.3 % of expense2017: 20.4 % of expense2018: 23.4 % of expense2019: 24.9 % of expense2020: 28 % of expense2021: 27.8 % of expense2022: 21.7 % of expense

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

Analysis

Equatorial Guinea recorded 21.7% for compensation of employees in 2022.

That represents a change of down 21.8% on the previous year and up 77.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, compensation of employees in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 28.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 12.2%, in 2012.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 90th of 155 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

Compensation of employees in Equatorial Guinea, year by year

Annual values for Compensation of employees (% of expense) in Equatorial Guinea, 2006 to 2022.
Year % of expense Change
2006 20.9%
2007 24.5% +17.0%
2008 15.3% -37.3%
2009 20.5% +33.5%
2010 17.1% -16.2%
2011 15.9% -7.0%
2012 12.2% -23.2%
2013 12.6% +2.6%
2014 14.7% +17.4%
2015 17.4% +17.7%
2016 20.3% +17.1%
2017 20.4% +0.2%
2018 23.4% +14.8%
2019 24.9% +6.6%
2020 28.0% +12.2%
2021 27.8% -0.7%
2022 21.7% -21.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 20.3% 15.3% 24.5% 4
2010s 17.9% 12.2% 24.9% 10
2020s 25.8% 21.7% 28.0% 3

Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea

  1. 87 Uruguay 22.2% compare
  2. 88 Bolivia 22.2%
  3. 89 Myanmar 22.0% compare
  4. 91 New Zealand 21.5% compare
  5. 92 Uzbekistan 21.3% compare
  6. 93 Portugal 21.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is compensation of employees in Equatorial Guinea?
Compensation of employees in Equatorial Guinea was 21.7% in 2022, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest compensation of employees recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 28.0% in 2020.
What is the lowest compensation of employees recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 12.2% in 2012.
How does Equatorial Guinea rank for compensation of employees?
Equatorial Guinea ranks 90th out of 155 countries with data for 2022.
Is compensation of employees rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is up 77.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Equatorial Guinea 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.