Employee compensation as share of government spending in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Employee compensation as share of government spending was 21.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Employee compensation as share of government spending in Equatorial Guinea, 2006–2022
Source: International Monetary Fund (IMF) Government Finance Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
Equatorial Guinea recorded 21.7% for employee compensation as share of government spending in 2022.
The figure is down 21.8% on the previous year and up 77.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employee compensation as share of government spending in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 28.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 12.2%, 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.
Employee compensation as share of government spending in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 20.9% | — |
| 2007 | 24.5% | +17.0% |
| 2008 | 15.3% | -37.3% |
| 2009 | 20.5% | +33.5% |
| 2010 | 17.1% | -16.2% |
| 2011 | 15.9% | -7.0% |
| 2012 | 12.2% | -23.2% |
| 2013 | 12.6% | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 14.7% | +17.4% |
| 2015 | 17.4% | +17.7% |
| 2016 | 20.3% | +17.1% |
| 2017 | 20.4% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 23.4% | +14.8% |
| 2019 | 24.9% | +6.6% |
| 2020 | 28.0% | +12.2% |
| 2021 | 27.8% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 21.7% | -21.8% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 21.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 26.6%, 81% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 21.7% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 36.9%, 59% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.3% | 15.3% | 24.5% | 4 |
| 2010s | 17.9% | 12.2% | 24.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.8% | 21.7% | 28.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
More work & labour data for Equatorial Guinea
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.4453 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.4489 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.4415 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 0.3895 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 2.07 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 2,356 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 489.2 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 2,448 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 2,556 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 5,003 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employee compensation as share of government spending in Equatorial Guinea?
- Employee compensation as share of government spending in Equatorial Guinea was 21.7% in 2022, 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 Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 28.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest employee compensation as share of government spending recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.2% in 2012.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for employee compensation as share of government spending?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 90th out of 155 countries with data for 2022.
- Is employee compensation as share of government 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 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.