Wages and salaries (current LCU) by country
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.
What the numbers show
Wages and salaries (current LCU) is currently reported for 51 countries. The highest value is 31.16 trillion current LCU in Mozambique; the lowest is 0 current LCU in Mali.
The median across all reporting countries is 88.08 billion current LCU, and the mean is 1.03 trillion current LCU.
Over the past decade 49 countries rose and 2 fell. The largest increase was in Democratic Republic of Congo (up 58,076.7%), and the largest decrease in Mali (down 100.0%).
Wages and salaries: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mozambique | 31.16 trillion current LCU | 2011 | up 530.1% | volatile |
| 2 | Zambia | 7.40 trillion current LCU | 2011 | up 733.9% | volatile |
| 3 | Tanzania | 2.35 trillion current LCU | 2011 | up 661.7% | volatile |
| 4 | Guinea | 1.76 trillion current LCU | 2011 | up 720.4% | volatile |
| 5 | Uganda | 1.46 trillion current LCU | 2011 | up 236.7% | volatile |
| 6 | Madagascar | 1.28 trillion current LCU | 2011 | up 376.6% | volatile |
| 7 | Angola | 877.33 billion current LCU | 2011 | up 5,798.9% | volatile |
| 8 | Cote d'Ivoire | 793.50 billion current LCU | 2011 | up 63.9% | volatile |
| 9 | Algeria | 531.00 billion current LCU | 2011 | up 148.9% | volatile |
| 10 | Cameroon | 434.95 billion current LCU | 2007 | up 67.8% | rising |
| 11 | Senegal | 416.00 billion current LCU | 2011 | up 134.6% | volatile |
| 12 | Sao Tome and Principe | 369.19 billion current LCU | 2011 | up 811.3% | volatile |
| 13 | Nigeria | 368.00 billion current LCU | 2002 | up 1,561.2% | volatile |
| 14 | Sierra Leone | 349.45 billion current LCU | 2011 | up 212.4% | volatile |
| 15 | South Africa | 330.10 billion current LCU | 2007 | up 206.9% | volatile |
| 16 | Gabon | 324.13 billion current LCU | 2008 | up 58.2% | rising |
| 17 | Burkina Faso | 281.44 billion current LCU | 2011 | up 184.9% | volatile |
| 18 | Kenya | 258.27 billion current LCU | 2011 | up 254.4% | volatile |
| 19 | Congo | 225.44 billion current LCU | 2011 | up 90.9% | rising |
| 20 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 180.06 billion current LCU | 2007 | up 58,076.7% | volatile |
| 21 | Egypt | 155.75 billion current LCU | 2011 | up 517.6% | volatile |
| 22 | Rwanda | 130.39 billion current LCU | 2011 | up 232.1% | volatile |
| 23 | Benin | 128.72 billion current LCU | 2005 | up 138.8% | rising |
| 24 | Togo | 103.16 billion current LCU | 2011 | up 86.8% | rising |
| 25 | Mauritania | 89.50 billion current LCU | 2011 | up 598.7% | volatile |
| 26 | Morocco | 88.08 billion current LCU | 2011 | up 83.5% | volatile |
| 27 | Chad | 76.10 billion current LCU | 2007 | up 147.1% | volatile |
| 28 | Burundi | 74.50 billion current LCU | 2005 | up 311.5% | volatile |
| 29 | Niger | 63.10 billion current LCU | 2005 | up 27.0% | rising |
| 30 | Malawi | 62.68 billion current LCU | 2011 | up 795.9% | volatile |
| 31 | Central African Republic | 42.70 billion current LCU | 2010 | up 47.8% | rising |
| 32 | Equatorial Guinea | 36.63 billion current LCU | 2005 | up 915.0% | volatile |
| 33 | Guinea-Bissau | 23.60 billion current LCU | 2011 | up 114.7% | volatile |
| 34 | Mauritius | 19.36 billion current LCU | 2011 | up 127.3% | rising |
| 35 | Comoros | 18.50 billion current LCU | 2010 | up 203.6% | rising |
| 36 | Djibouti | 17.88 billion current LCU | 2006 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 37 | Ethiopia | 13.49 billion current LCU | 2008 | up 482.2% | volatile |
| 38 | Botswana | 12.88 billion current LCU | 2011 | up 293.7% | volatile |
| 39 | Namibia | 11.00 billion current LCU | 2011 | up 159.8% | volatile |
| 40 | Tunisia | 7.46 billion current LCU | 2011 | up 119.9% | volatile |
| 41 | Ghana | 7.38 billion current LCU | 2010 | up 795.2% | volatile |
| 42 | Sudan | 6.84 billion current LCU | 2009 | up 750.3% | volatile |
| 43 | Liberia | 5.20 billion current LCU | 2008 | up 507.9% | volatile |
| 44 | Eswatini | 4.07 billion current LCU | 2011 | up 259.0% | volatile |
| 45 | Lesotho | 3.60 billion current LCU | 2011 | up 269.1% | volatile |
| 46 | Eritrea | 2.43 billion current LCU | 2009 | up 147.5% | volatile |
| 47 | Gambia | 1.47 billion current LCU | 2011 | up 327.9% | volatile |
| 48 | Zimbabwe | 1.07 billion current LCU | 2011 | up 38.2% | falling |
| 49 | Seychelles | 871.06 million current LCU | 2010 | up 74.4% | volatile |
| 50 | Cape Verde | 17,882 current LCU | 2011 | up 171.9% | volatile |
| 51 | Mali | 0 current LCU | 2011 | down 100.0% | volatile |
About this data
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.