Share of employee compensation in public spending in Equatorial Guinea

Equatorial Guinea: Share of employee compensation in public spending was 21.7 in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
21.7
Change on year
down 21.8%
World rank
90th
of 155 countries
All-time high
27.96
in 2020
All-time low
12.24
in 2012
Years of data
17
2006–2022

Share of employee compensation in public spending in Equatorial Guinea, 2006–2022

01020302006201420222006: 20.92007: 24.52008: 15.32009: 20.52010: 17.12011: 15.92012: 12.22013: 12.62014: 14.72015: 17.42016: 20.32017: 20.42018: 23.42019: 24.92020: 282021: 27.82022: 21.7

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Equatorial Guinea recorded 21.7 for share of employee compensation in public spending in 2022.

The figure is down 21.8% on the previous year and up 77.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of employee compensation in public spending in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 27.96 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 12.24, in 2012.

That places Equatorial Guinea 90th out of 155 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

Share of employee compensation in public spending in Equatorial Guinea, year by year

Annual values for Share of employee compensation in public spending in Equatorial Guinea, 2006 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2006 20.89
2007 24.45 +17.0%
2008 15.32 -37.3%
2009 20.46 +33.5%
2010 17.14 -16.2%
2011 15.95 -7.0%
2012 12.24 -23.2%
2013 12.56 +2.6%
2014 14.74 +17.4%
2015 17.35 +17.7%
2016 20.31 +17.1%
2017 20.36 +0.2%
2018 23.38 +14.8%
2019 24.93 +6.6%
2020 27.96 +12.2%
2021 27.76 -0.7%
2022 21.7 -21.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 20.28 15.32 24.45 4
2010s 17.9 12.24 24.93 10
2020s 25.81 21.7 27.96 3

Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea

  1. 87 Uruguay 22.23 compare
  2. 88 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 22.22
  3. 89 Myanmar 22.02 compare
  4. 91 New Zealand 21.55 compare
  5. 92 Uzbekistan 21.35 compare
  6. 93 Portugal 21.09 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of employee compensation in public spending in Equatorial Guinea?
Share of employee compensation in public spending in Equatorial Guinea was 21.7 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of employee compensation in public spending recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 27.96 in 2020.
What is the lowest share of employee compensation in public spending recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 12.24 in 2012.
How does Equatorial Guinea rank for share of employee compensation in public spending?
Equatorial Guinea ranks 90th out of 155 countries with data for 2022.
Is share of employee compensation in public spending rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is up 77.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Equatorial Guinea 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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