Ethiopia vs Namibia: Wages and salaries

Ethiopia
13.49 billion current LCU
in 2008
Namibia
11.00 billion current LCU
in 2011
Ethiopia rank
37th
Namibia rank
39th

Wages and salaries over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Namibia
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How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 13.49 billion current LCU against 11.00 billion current LCU in Namibia, a difference of 2.49 billion current LCU.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.2 times Namibia's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 37th and Namibia ranks 39th of 51 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 2 and Namibia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Namibia Difference Ahead
1980s 990.38 million current LCU 357.15 million current LCU 633.23 million current LCU Ethiopia
1990s 1.89 billion current LCU 2.06 billion current LCU 173.88 million current LCU Namibia
2000s 6.32 billion current LCU 5.51 billion current LCU 812.26 million current LCU Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wages and salaries, Ethiopia or Namibia?
Ethiopia, at 13.49 billion current LCU against 11.00 billion current LCU in Namibia as of 2008.
What is the difference in wages and salaries between Ethiopia and Namibia?
2.49 billion current LCU, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Namibia?
24 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2008.
How do Ethiopia and Namibia rank globally for wages and salaries?
Ethiopia ranks 37th and Namibia ranks 39th 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.