Wages and salaries in Congo
Congo: Wages and salaries was 225.44 billion current LCU in 2011. ▲ Rising
Wages and salaries in Congo, 1984–2011
Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
Congo recorded 225.44 billion current LCU for wages and salaries in 2011. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of up 25.6% on the previous year and up 90.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wages and salaries in Congo peaked at 225.44 billion current LCU in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0 current LCU, in 1984.
That places Congo 19th out of 51 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Wages and salaries in Congo, year by year
| Year | current LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 0 current LCU | — |
| 1985 | 76.00 billion current LCU | — |
| 1986 | 80.20 billion current LCU | +5.5% |
| 1987 | 83.70 billion current LCU | +4.4% |
| 1988 | 81.20 billion current LCU | -3.0% |
| 1989 | 78.50 billion current LCU | -3.3% |
| 1990 | 79.40 billion current LCU | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 130.00 billion current LCU | +63.7% |
| 1992 | 134.99 billion current LCU | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 136.20 billion current LCU | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 130.84 billion current LCU | -3.9% |
| 1995 | 111.14 billion current LCU | -15.1% |
| 1996 | 105.96 billion current LCU | -4.7% |
| 1997 | 104.20 billion current LCU | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 102.40 billion current LCU | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 100.70 billion current LCU | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 106.70 billion current LCU | +6.0% |
| 2001 | 118.10 billion current LCU | +10.7% |
| 2002 | 120.40 billion current LCU | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 120.20 billion current LCU | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 122.90 billion current LCU | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 130.00 billion current LCU | +5.8% |
| 2006 | 134.90 billion current LCU | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 141.90 billion current LCU | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 166.00 billion current LCU | +17.0% |
| 2009 | 175.00 billion current LCU | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 179.50 billion current LCU | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 225.44 billion current LCU | +25.6% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 225.44 billion current LCU is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 142.24 billion current LCU, 1.6× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Congo's 225.44 billion current LCU is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 82.80 billion current LCU, 2.7× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wages and salaries in Congo changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +63.7% | 79.40 billion current LCU | 130.00 billion current LCU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 66.60 billion current LCU | 0 current LCU | 83.70 billion current LCU | 6 |
| 1990s | 113.58 billion current LCU | 79.40 billion current LCU | 136.20 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | 133.61 billion current LCU | 106.70 billion current LCU | 175.00 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 202.47 billion current LCU | 179.50 billion current LCU | 225.44 billion current LCU | 2 |
Countries ranked near Congo
More science & technology data for Congo
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 95.53 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.9553 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 6.05 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 17.18 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.6961 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 3.14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 95.66 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wages and salaries in Congo?
- Wages and salaries in Congo was 225.44 billion current LCU in 2011, according to World Bank country economists.
- What is the highest wages and salaries recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 225.44 billion current LCU in 2011.
- What is the lowest wages and salaries recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 current LCU in 1984.
- How does Congo rank for wages and salaries?
- Congo ranks 19th out of 51 countries with data for 2011.
- Is wages and salaries rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 90.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank country economists, published as part of Wages and salaries (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Wages and salaries consist of all payments in cash, but not in kind, to employees in return for services rendered, before deduction of withholding taxes and employees contributions to social security and pension funds. Data are shown for central government only. Data are in current local currency.