# Compensation of employees (% of expense) — Romania
> Latest: 19.01 (2022). Change: -8.9% vs 2021.
- Frequency: Annual · Coverage: 1980–2022
- Data updated: 2026-10-08
- Source: World Bank — GC.XPN.COMP.ZS — https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/GC.XPN.COMP.ZS
- License: CC BY 4.0
- Interactive chart: https://econdash.org/chart/wdi-gc-xpn-comp-zs/ROU
## Recent values
| Year | Value |
| :--- | :--- |
| 2018 | 23.41 |
| 2019 | 24.04 |
| 2020 | 22.28 |
| 2021 | 20.87 |
| 2022 | 19.01 |
## How to cite
APA: World Bank. (2022). Compensation of employees (% of expense) — Romania [Data set]. Retrieved November 13, 2026, from EconDash: https://econdash.org/chart/wdi-gc-xpn-comp-zs/ROU. Original source: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/GC.XPN.COMP.ZS
## Full data
Full time series: https://econdash.org/docs/agent-payments (free API trial for core indicators of 10 major economies; otherwise an API key or pay per call)