Botswana vs Ghana: Wages and salaries
Wages and salaries over time
- Botswana
- Ghana
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 12.88 billion current LCU against 7.38 billion current LCU in Ghana, a difference of 5.50 billion current LCU.
That makes Botswana's figure about 1.7 times Ghana's.
Across all 17 years both countries report, Botswana has been ahead every year.
Botswana ranks 38th and Ghana ranks 41st of 51 countries.
Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.59 billion current LCU | 359.96 million current LCU | 1.23 billion current LCU | Botswana |
| 2000s | 5.48 billion current LCU | 3.08 billion current LCU | 2.40 billion current LCU | Botswana |
| 2010s | 11.94 billion current LCU | 7.38 billion current LCU | 4.56 billion current LCU | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wages and salaries, Botswana or Ghana?
- Botswana, at 12.88 billion current LCU against 7.38 billion current LCU in Ghana as of 2011.
- What is the difference in wages and salaries between Botswana and Ghana?
- 5.50 billion current LCU, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Ghana?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2010.
- How do Botswana and Ghana rank globally for wages and salaries?
- Botswana ranks 38th and Ghana ranks 41st 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
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.