What is the difference in wages and salaries between Burundi and Niger?

11.39 billion current LCU, with Burundi ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Niger?

22 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2005.

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.

Burundi vs Niger: Wages and salaries

Burundi

74.50 billion current LCU

in 2005

Niger

63.10 billion current LCU

in 2005

Burundi rank

28th

Niger rank

29th

Wages and salaries over time

Burundi
Niger

How they compare

Burundi currently reports 74.50 billion current LCU against 63.10 billion current LCU in Niger, a difference of 11.39 billion current LCU.

That makes Burundi's figure about 1.2 times Niger's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Niger ahead.

Burundi ranks 28th and Niger ranks 29th of 51 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burundi	Niger	Difference	Ahead
1980s	8.47 billion current LCU	27.82 billion current LCU	19.35 billion current LCU	Niger
1990s	19.59 billion current LCU	42.50 billion current LCU	22.91 billion current LCU	Niger
2000s	51.13 billion current LCU	56.15 billion current LCU	5.02 billion current LCU	Niger

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wages and salaries, Burundi or Niger?: Burundi, at 74.50 billion current LCU against 63.10 billion current LCU in Niger as of 2005.
What is the difference in wages and salaries between Burundi and Niger?: 11.39 billion current LCU, with Burundi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Niger?: 22 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2005.
How do Burundi and Niger rank globally for wages and salaries?: Burundi ranks 28th and Niger ranks 29th 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: 07 August 2026

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.