Benin vs Egypt: Wages and salaries

Benin
128.72 billion current LCU
in 2005
Egypt
155.75 billion current LCU
in 2011
Benin rank
23rd
Egypt rank
21st

Wages and salaries over time

  • Benin
  • Egypt
050.0B100.0B150.0B198419972011

How they compare

Egypt currently reports 155.75 billion current LCU against 128.72 billion current LCU in Benin, a difference of 27.03 billion current LCU.

That makes Egypt's figure about 1.2 times Benin's.

Across all 17 years both countries report, Benin has been ahead every year.

Benin ranks 23rd and Egypt ranks 21st of 51 countries.

Benin has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Egypt Difference Ahead
1980s 36.94 billion current LCU 5.22 billion current LCU 31.72 billion current LCU Benin
1990s 50.11 billion current LCU 12.06 billion current LCU 38.04 billion current LCU Benin
2000s 100.10 billion current LCU 31.76 billion current LCU 68.34 billion current LCU Benin

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wages and salaries, Benin or Egypt?
Egypt, at 155.75 billion current LCU against 128.72 billion current LCU in Benin as of 2011.
What is the difference in wages and salaries between Benin and Egypt?
27.03 billion current LCU, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Egypt?
17 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2005.
How do Benin and Egypt rank globally for wages and salaries?
Benin ranks 23rd and Egypt ranks 21st of 51 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank country economists, published as Wages and salaries (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Wages and salaries (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
World Bank country economists
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
51 places, 1,362 data points, 1966–2011
Last refreshed

Wages and salaries consist of all payments in cash, but not in kind, to employees in return for services rendered, before deduction of withholding taxes and employees contributions to social security and pension funds. Data are shown for central government only. Data are in current local currency.