Compensation of employees in Gabon
Gabon: Compensation of employees was 45.0% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Compensation of employees in Gabon, 2012–2021
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
In 2021, compensation of employees in Gabon stood at 45.0%.
The figure is down 4.3% on the previous year and up 24.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, compensation of employees in Gabon peaked at 54.6% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 36.1%, in 2012.
Gabon ranks 17th of 155 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Compensation of employees in Gabon, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 36.1% | — |
| 2013 | 38.9% | +8.0% |
| 2014 | 42.7% | +9.6% |
| 2015 | 48.9% | +14.6% |
| 2016 | 51.5% | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 54.0% | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 54.6% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 51.5% | -5.8% |
| 2020 | 47.0% | -8.6% |
| 2021 | 45.0% | -4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 47.3% | 36.1% | 54.6% | 8 |
| 2020s | 46.0% | 45.0% | 47.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
More public sector data for Gabon
- Arms imports 1.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.3939 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -93.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 1.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 125.68 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0153 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 20.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 319.10 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 62.09 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is compensation of employees in Gabon?
- Compensation of employees in Gabon was 45.0% in 2021, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest compensation of employees recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 54.6% in 2018.
- What is the lowest compensation of employees recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.1% in 2012.
- How does Gabon rank for compensation of employees?
- Gabon ranks 17th out of 155 countries with data for 2021.
- Is compensation of employees rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gabon 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.