Compensation of employees in Congo
Congo: Compensation of employees was 343.51 billion current LCU in 2021. ▲ Rising
Compensation of employees in Congo, 2001–2021
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for compensation of employees in Congo is 343.51 billion current LCU, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 73.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, compensation of employees in Congo peaked at 373.00 billion current LCU in 2017 and was at its lowest, 118.10 billion current LCU, in 2001.
That places Congo 48th out of 156 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 141.77 billion current LCU | 118.10 billion current LCU | 233.78 billion current LCU | 9 |
| 2010s | 293.25 billion current LCU | 172.22 billion current LCU | 373.00 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2020s | 339.58 billion current LCU | 335.64 billion current LCU | 343.51 billion current LCU | 2 |
Countries ranked near Congo
More public sector data for Congo
- Arms imports 3.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2021)
- Tax revenue 6.5% (2021)
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains 8.6% (2021)
- Taxes on goods and services 13.8% (2021)
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets 3.1% (2021)
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) 1.3% (2021)
- Interest payments 9.0% (2021)
- Grants and other revenue 68.3% (2021)
- Interest payments 11.5% (2021)
- Other taxes 2.7% (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is compensation of employees in Congo?
- Compensation of employees in Congo was 343.51 billion current LCU 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 373.00 billion current LCU in 2017.
- What is the lowest compensation of employees recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 118.10 billion current LCU in 2001.
- How does Congo rank for compensation of employees?
- Congo ranks 48th out of 156 countries with data for 2021.
- Is compensation of employees rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 73.7%. 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 (current LCU). 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 in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.