Congo, Dem. Rep.'s compensation of employees (% of expense) was 37.39% in 2022, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 4.61 percentage points from 32.77% in 2012.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 37.39% | 2022 |
| Five years earlier | 48.45% | 2017 |
| Ten years earlier | 32.77% | 2012 |
| Highest | 59.52% | 1998 |
| Lowest | 11.78% | 1996 |
| Average since 2013 | 44.26% | 2013–2022 |
| First recorded | 23.6% | 1990 |
What the numbers say
In 2022, Congo, Dem. Rep.'s compensation of employees (% of expense) fell 16.27 percentage points on 2021 (from 53.66% to 37.39%).
Across the 29 yearly changes before that (1991 to 2021), the average change was +1.38 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 12.45 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.4 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 36.2 percentage points in 1998 and the biggest yearly fall was 23.08 percentage points in 1996. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2013 to 2022 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 26% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2022, Congo, Dem. Rep. had the 5th highest value of the 24 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Congo, Dem. Rep. | 37.39% | 2022 |
| World | 19.05% | 2022 |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | 35.92% | 2021 |
Closest to Congo, Dem. Rep. in the 2022 ranking
What this measures
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.
Limitations: For most countries central government finance data have been consolidated into one account, but for others only budgetary central government accounts are available. Countries reporting budgetary data are noted in the country metadata. Because budgetary accounts may not include all central government units (such as social security funds), they usually provide an incomplete picture. In federal states the central government accounts provide an incomplete view of total public finance. Data on government revenue and expense are collected by the IMF through questionnaires to member countries and by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a median.
All 32 values
| Year | Compensation of employees (% of expense) |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 37.39 |
| 2021 | 53.66 |
| 2020 | 58.13 |
| 2019 | 52.78 |
| 2018 | 35.45 |
| 2017 | 48.45 |
| 2016 | 42.29 |
| 2015 | 40.65 |
| 2014 | 38.25 |
| 2013 | 35.51 |
| 2012 |
Compensation of employees (% of expense) in nearby economies
- Angola — 39.33% (2019)
- Botswana — 53.96% (2023)
- Burkina Faso — 40.71% (2023)
- Burundi — 48.09% (2021)
- Cabo Verde — 39.85% (2020)
- Cameroon — 34.67% (2021)
- Central African Republic — 49.9% (2021)
- Congo, Rep. — 25.9% (2021)
- Côte d'Ivoire — 23.34% (2023)
- Equatorial Guinea — 21.7% (2022)
More public sector data for Congo, Dem. Rep.
- Military expenditure (current USD) — 1.23 billion (2025)
- Military expenditure (current LCU) — 3.32 trillion (2025)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) — 44 million (2025)
- Military expenditure (% of GDP) — 1.38% (2025)
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets (current LCU) — 8.54 trillion (2022)
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets (% of GDP) — 6.04% (2022)
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (current LCU) — -2.92 trillion (2022)
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (% of GDP) — -2.07% (2022)
- Grants and other revenue (current LCU) — 8.14 trillion (2022)
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Questions people ask
- What is Congo, Dem. Rep.'s compensation of employees (% of expense)?
- 37.39% in 2022, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1990?
- It is up 13.78 percentage points from 23.6% in 1990. The highest value was 59.52% in 1998 and the lowest 11.78% in 1996.
- How does Congo, Dem. Rep. rank?
- 5th highest of 24 economies with data for 2022.
- Is the latest change in compensation of employees (% of expense) unusual for Congo, Dem. Rep.?
- In 2022, Congo, Dem. Rep.'s compensation of employees (% of expense) fell 16.27 percentage points on 2021 (from 53.66% to 37.39%). Across the 29 yearly changes before that (1991 to 2021), the average change was +1.38 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 12.45 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.4 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator GC.XPN.COMP.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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