Compensation of employees in Rwanda

Rwanda: Compensation of employees was 14.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
14.3%
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
124th
of 155 countries
All-time high
44.8%
in 1991
All-time low
14.3%
in 2023
Years of data
13
1990–2023

Compensation of employees in Rwanda, 1990–2023

102030401990200620231990: 43.5 % of expense1991: 44.8 % of expense1992: 35.8 % of expense2014: 22.2 % of expense2015: 23.1 % of expense2016: 21.6 % of expense2017: 20.6 % of expense2018: 20 % of expense2019: 17.2 % of expense2020: 16.4 % of expense2021: 16.8 % of expense2022: 14.5 % of expense2023: 14.3 % 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 Rwanda is 14.3%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 35.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, compensation of employees in Rwanda peaked at 44.8% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 14.3%, in 2023.

Rwanda ranks 124th of 155 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.

Compensation of employees in Rwanda, year by year

Annual values for Compensation of employees (% of expense) in Rwanda, 1990 to 2023.
Year % of expense Change
1990 43.5%
1991 44.8% +3.0%
1992 35.8% -20.2%
2014 22.2% -38.0%
2015 23.1% +4.3%
2016 21.6% -6.5%
2017 20.6% -4.7%
2018 20.0% -3.1%
2019 17.2% -13.9%
2020 16.4% -4.6%
2021 16.8% +2.3%
2022 14.5% -13.7%
2023 14.3% -1.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 41.4% 35.8% 44.8% 3
2010s 20.8% 17.2% 23.1% 6
2020s 15.5% 14.3% 16.8% 4

Countries ranked near Rwanda

  1. 121 Norway 14.7% compare
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  3. 123 Georgia 14.4% compare
  4. 125 Azerbaijan 14.2% compare
  5. 126 South Africa 14.2% compare
  6. 127 Nepal 14.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is compensation of employees in Rwanda?
Compensation of employees in Rwanda was 14.3% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest compensation of employees recorded in Rwanda?
The highest recorded value was 44.8% in 1991.
What is the lowest compensation of employees recorded in Rwanda?
The lowest recorded value was 14.3% in 2023.
How does Rwanda rank for compensation of employees?
Rwanda ranks 124th out of 155 countries with data for 2023.
Is compensation of employees rising or falling in Rwanda?
Over the last ten years it is down 35.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Rwanda 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.