Sierra Leone vs South Africa: Wages and salaries

Sierra Leone
349.45 billion current LCU
in 2011
South Africa
330.10 billion current LCU
in 2007
Sierra Leone rank
14th
South Africa rank
15th

Wages and salaries over time

  • Sierra Leone
  • South Africa
0100.0B200.0B300.0B196819892011

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 349.45 billion current LCU against 330.10 billion current LCU in South Africa, a difference of 19.36 billion current LCU.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.

Sierra Leone ranks 14th and South Africa ranks 15th of 51 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Sierra Leone South Africa Difference Ahead
1980s 412.27 million current LCU 34.34 billion current LCU 33.93 billion current LCU South Africa
1990s 25.40 billion current LCU 91.17 billion current LCU 65.77 billion current LCU South Africa
2000s 184.85 billion current LCU 246.46 billion current LCU 61.61 billion current LCU South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wages and salaries, Sierra Leone or South Africa?
Sierra Leone, at 349.45 billion current LCU against 330.10 billion current LCU in South Africa as of 2011.
What is the difference in wages and salaries between Sierra Leone and South Africa?
19.36 billion current LCU, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and South Africa?
24 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2007.
How do Sierra Leone and South Africa rank globally for wages and salaries?
Sierra Leone ranks 14th and South Africa ranks 15th 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.