What is the difference in wages and salaries between Egypt and Rwanda?

25.36 billion current LCU, with Egypt ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Rwanda?

22 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2011.

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.

Egypt vs Rwanda: Wages and salaries

Egypt

155.75 billion current LCU

in 2011

Rwanda

130.39 billion current LCU

in 2011

Egypt rank

21st

Rwanda rank

22nd

Wages and salaries over time

Egypt
Rwanda

How they compare

Egypt currently reports 155.75 billion current LCU against 130.39 billion current LCU in Rwanda, a difference of 25.36 billion current LCU.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Rwanda ahead.

Egypt ranks 21st and Rwanda ranks 22nd of 51 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Egypt	Rwanda	Difference	Ahead
1990s	12.06 billion current LCU	18.72 billion current LCU	6.66 billion current LCU	Rwanda
2000s	43.03 billion current LCU	57.74 billion current LCU	14.72 billion current LCU	Rwanda
2010s	120.56 billion current LCU	123.47 billion current LCU	2.91 billion current LCU	Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wages and salaries, Egypt or Rwanda?: Egypt, at 155.75 billion current LCU against 130.39 billion current LCU in Rwanda as of 2011.
What is the difference in wages and salaries between Egypt and Rwanda?: 25.36 billion current LCU, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Rwanda?: 22 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2011.
How do Egypt and Rwanda rank globally for wages and salaries?: Egypt ranks 21st and Rwanda ranks 22nd 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.