Compensation of employees (% of expense) in Rwanda
Rwanda: Compensation of employees (% of expense) was 14.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Compensation of employees in Rwanda, 1990–2023
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 (% of expense) in Rwanda, year by year
| 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% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 14.3% is below the median for low income countries, which is 37.9%, 38% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 14.3% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 36.9%, 39% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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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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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.