Share of employee compensation in public spending in Burundi

Burundi: Share of employee compensation in public spending was 48.09 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
48.09
Change on year
up 10.6%
World rank
10th
of 155 countries
All-time high
48.09
in 2021
All-time low
31
in 1993
Years of data
20
1991–2021

Share of employee compensation in public spending in Burundi, 1991–2021

010203040501991200620211991: 36.81992: 33.21993: 311994: 33.41995: 351996: 47.91997: 38.41998: 35.81999: 36.92010: 46.72011: 462012: 46.52013: 45.42014: 44.22015: 36.42016: 41.32017: 39.42019: 45.52020: 43.52021: 48.1

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Burundi recorded 48.09 for share of employee compensation in public spending in 2021. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.6% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of employee compensation in public spending in Burundi peaked at 48.09 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 31, in 1993.

Burundi ranks 10th of 155 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

Share of employee compensation in public spending in Burundi, year by year

Annual values for Share of employee compensation in public spending in Burundi, 1991 to 2021.
Year Value Change
1991 36.76
1992 33.23 -9.6%
1993 31 -6.7%
1994 33.36 +7.6%
1995 34.96 +4.8%
1996 47.89 +37.0%
1997 38.43 -19.7%
1998 35.84 -6.8%
1999 36.89 +3.0%
2010 46.69 +26.6%
2011 45.99 -1.5%
2012 46.54 +1.2%
2013 45.43 -2.4%
2014 44.22 -2.7%
2015 36.41 -17.7%
2016 41.32 +13.5%
2017 39.43 -4.6%
2019 45.55 +15.5%
2020 43.47 -4.6%
2021 48.09 +10.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 36.48 31 47.89 9
2010s 43.51 36.41 46.69 9
2020s 45.78 43.47 48.09 2

Countries ranked near Burundi

  1. 7 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 49.82 compare
  2. 8 Honduras 48.59 compare
  3. 9 Saudi Arabia 48.55 compare
  4. 11 Madagascar 47.86 compare
  5. 12 Solomon Islands 47.34 compare
  6. 13 Eswatini 47.04 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of employee compensation in public spending in Burundi?
Share of employee compensation in public spending in Burundi was 48.09 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of employee compensation in public spending recorded in Burundi?
The highest recorded value was 48.09 in 2021.
What is the lowest share of employee compensation in public spending recorded in Burundi?
The lowest recorded value was 31 in 1993.
How does Burundi rank for share of employee compensation in public spending?
Burundi ranks 10th out of 155 countries with data for 2021.
Is share of employee compensation in public spending rising or falling in Burundi?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Burundi data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of employee compensation in public spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of employee compensation in public spending
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
155 places, 4,295 data points, 1972–2024
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