Burkina Faso vs Sierra Leone: Wages and salaries

Burkina Faso
281.44 billion current LCU
in 2011
Sierra Leone
349.45 billion current LCU
in 2011
Burkina Faso rank
17th
Sierra Leone rank
14th

Wages and salaries over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 349.45 billion current LCU against 281.44 billion current LCU in Burkina Faso, a difference of 68.01 billion current LCU.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.2 times Burkina Faso's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 27 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 17th and Sierra Leone ranks 14th of 51 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 2 and Sierra Leone in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1980s 43.91 billion current LCU 464.69 million current LCU 43.44 billion current LCU Burkina Faso
1990s 62.17 billion current LCU 25.40 billion current LCU 36.77 billion current LCU Burkina Faso
2000s 143.82 billion current LCU 209.58 billion current LCU 65.75 billion current LCU Sierra Leone
2010s 263.63 billion current LCU 327.97 billion current LCU 64.33 billion current LCU Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wages and salaries, Burkina Faso or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 349.45 billion current LCU against 281.44 billion current LCU in Burkina Faso as of 2011.
What is the difference in wages and salaries between Burkina Faso and Sierra Leone?
68.01 billion current LCU, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Sierra Leone?
27 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2011.
How do Burkina Faso and Sierra Leone rank globally for wages and salaries?
Burkina Faso ranks 17th and Sierra Leone ranks 14th 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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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.