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.
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 |
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More science & technology data for Congo
- Scientific and technical journal articles 95.66 (2023)
- Mobile phone subscriptions 6.05 million (2024)
- Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people 95.53 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people 95.53 per 100 people (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 27 (1996)
- Share of the population using the Internet 47.3% (2024)
- Number of people using the Internet 1.77 million users (2021)
- Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people 1.27 per 100 people (2023)
- Landline Internet subscriptions 78,398 (2023)
- Researchers in R&D 126.97 per million people (2022)
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.