Employee compensation as share of government spending in Burundi
Burundi: Employee compensation as share of government spending was 48.1% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Employee compensation as share of government spending in Burundi, 1991–2021
Source: International Monetary Fund (IMF) Government Finance Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
Burundi recorded 48.1% for employee compensation as share of government 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, employee compensation as share of government spending in Burundi peaked at 48.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 31.0%, 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.
Employee compensation as share of government spending in Burundi, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 36.8% | — |
| 1992 | 33.2% | -9.6% |
| 1993 | 31.0% | -6.7% |
| 1994 | 33.4% | +7.6% |
| 1995 | 35.0% | +4.8% |
| 1996 | 47.9% | +37.0% |
| 1997 | 38.4% | -19.7% |
| 1998 | 35.8% | -6.8% |
| 1999 | 36.9% | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 46.7% | +26.6% |
| 2011 | 46.0% | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 46.5% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 45.4% | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 44.2% | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 36.4% | -17.7% |
| 2016 | 41.3% | +13.5% |
| 2017 | 39.4% | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 45.5% | +15.5% |
| 2020 | 43.5% | -4.6% |
| 2021 | 48.1% | +10.6% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 48.1% is above the median for low income countries, which is 37.9%, 1.3× the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 48.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 36.9%, 1.3× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.5% | 31.0% | 47.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 43.5% | 36.4% | 46.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 45.8% | 43.5% | 48.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 7 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 49.8% compare
- 8 Honduras 48.6% compare
- 9 Saudi Arabia 48.5% compare
- 11 Madagascar 47.9% compare
- 12 Solomon Islands 47.3% compare
- 13 Eswatini 47.0% compare
More work & labour data for Burundi
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.2923 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.2698 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.3134 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 1.39 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 4.44 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 7,183 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 18,579 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 19,365 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 18,509 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 37,874 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employee compensation as share of government spending in Burundi?
- Employee compensation as share of government spending in Burundi was 48.1% in 2021, according to International Monetary Fund (IMF) Government Finance Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest employee compensation as share of government spending recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 48.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest employee compensation as share of government spending recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.0% in 1993.
- How does Burundi rank for employee compensation as share of government spending?
- Burundi ranks 10th out of 155 countries with data for 2021.
- Is employee compensation as share of government 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 International Monetary Fund (IMF) Government Finance Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Employee compensation as share of government spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Employee compensation includes wages, in-kind payments, and government contributions to social insurance schemes such as social security and pensions.