Compensation of employees in Rwanda

Rwanda: Compensation of employees was 441.90 billion current LCU in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
441.90 billion current LCU
Change on year
up 13.8%
World rank
46th
of 156 countries
All-time high
441.90 billion current LCU
in 2023
All-time low
1.54 billion current LCU
in 1973
Years of data
22
1973–2023

Compensation of employees in Rwanda, 1973–2023

0100.0B200.0B300.0B400.0B1973199820231973: 1.5B current LCU1974: 2.0B current LCU1975: 2.3B current LCU1976: 2.6B current LCU1977: 3.0B current LCU1978: 3.3B current LCU1979: 4.0B current LCU1980: 4.6B current LCU1989: 11.1B current LCU1990: 11.8B current LCU1991: 13.4B current LCU1992: 14.5B current LCU2014: 217.0B current LCU2015: 240.7B current LCU2016: 272.9B current LCU2017: 295.8B current LCU2018: 309.6B current LCU2019: 309.4B current LCU2020: 338.7B current LCU2021: 372.5B current LCU2022: 388.3B current LCU2023: 441.9B current LCU

Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current LCU.

Analysis

In 2023, compensation of employees in Rwanda stood at 441.90 billion current LCU. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.8% on the previous year and up 103.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, compensation of employees in Rwanda peaked at 441.90 billion current LCU in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.54 billion current LCU, in 1973.

Rwanda ranks 46th of 156 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 2.69 billion current LCU 1.54 billion current LCU 4.01 billion current LCU 7
1980s 7.87 billion current LCU 4.65 billion current LCU 11.09 billion current LCU 2
1990s 13.24 billion current LCU 11.77 billion current LCU 14.54 billion current LCU 3
2010s 274.23 billion current LCU 217.01 billion current LCU 309.56 billion current LCU 6
2020s 385.34 billion current LCU 338.71 billion current LCU 441.90 billion current LCU 4

Countries ranked near Rwanda

  1. 43 Burundi 480.99 billion current LCU compare
  2. 44 Dominican Republic 453.52 billion current LCU compare
  3. 45 Serbia 443.02 billion current LCU compare
  4. 47 Armenia 428.74 billion current LCU compare
  5. 48 Congo 343.51 billion current LCU compare
  6. 49 South Africa 335.09 billion current LCU compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is compensation of employees in Rwanda?
Compensation of employees in Rwanda was 441.90 billion current LCU 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 441.90 billion current LCU in 2023.
What is the lowest compensation of employees recorded in Rwanda?
The lowest recorded value was 1.54 billion current LCU in 1973.
How does Rwanda rank for compensation of employees?
Rwanda ranks 46th out of 156 countries with data for 2023.
Is compensation of employees rising or falling in Rwanda?
Over the last ten years it is up 103.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
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 (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Compensation of employees (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
156 places, 4,496 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

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.