Wages and salaries in Botswana

Botswana: Wages and salaries was 12.88 billion current LCU in 2011. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2011)
12.88 billion current LCU
Change on year
up 7.9%
World rank
38th
of 51 countries
All-time high
12.88 billion current LCU
in 2011
All-time low
1.03 billion current LCU
in 1994
Years of data
18
1994–2011

Wages and salaries in Botswana, 1994–2011

02.5B5.0B7.5B10.0B12.5B1994200220111994: 1.0B current LCU1995: 1.2B current LCU1996: 1.3B current LCU1997: 1.6B current LCU1998: 2.0B current LCU1999: 2.4B current LCU2000: 2.7B current LCU2001: 3.3B current LCU2002: 3.8B current LCU2003: 4.1B current LCU2004: 5.1B current LCU2005: 5.2B current LCU2006: 5.8B current LCU2007: 6.8B current LCU2008: 8.7B current LCU2009: 9.3B current LCU2010: 11.9B current LCU2011: 12.9B current LCU

Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in current LCU.

Analysis

In 2011, wages and salaries in Botswana stood at 12.88 billion current LCU. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.

The figure is up 7.9% on the previous year and up 293.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wages and salaries in Botswana peaked at 12.88 billion current LCU in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1.03 billion current LCU, in 1994.

Botswana ranks 38th of 51 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.59 billion current LCU 1.03 billion current LCU 2.35 billion current LCU 6
2000s 5.48 billion current LCU 2.66 billion current LCU 9.25 billion current LCU 10
2010s 12.41 billion current LCU 11.94 billion current LCU 12.88 billion current LCU 2

Countries ranked near Botswana

  1. 35 Comoros 18.50 billion current LCU compare
  2. 36 Djibouti 17.88 billion current LCU compare
  3. 37 Ethiopia 13.49 billion current LCU compare
  4. 39 Namibia 11.00 billion current LCU compare
  5. 40 Tunisia 7.46 billion current LCU compare
  6. 41 Ghana 7.38 billion current LCU compare

See the full ranking of 51 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is wages and salaries in Botswana?
Wages and salaries in Botswana was 12.88 billion current LCU in 2011, according to World Bank country economists.
What is the highest wages and salaries recorded in Botswana?
The highest recorded value was 12.88 billion current LCU in 2011.
What is the lowest wages and salaries recorded in Botswana?
The lowest recorded value was 1.03 billion current LCU in 1994.
How does Botswana rank for wages and salaries?
Botswana ranks 38th out of 51 countries with data for 2011.
Is wages and salaries rising or falling in Botswana?
Over the last ten years it is up 293.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Botswana data come from?
The figures come from World Bank country economists, published as part of Wages and salaries (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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
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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.