Wages and salaries in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Wages and salaries was 17,882 current LCU in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Wages and salaries in Cape Verde, 1984–2011
Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
In 2011, wages and salaries in Cape Verde stood at 17,882 current LCU.
The figure is up 10.5% on the previous year and up 171.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wages and salaries in Cape Verde peaked at 5.98 billion current LCU in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0 current LCU, in 1984.
Cape Verde ranks 50th of 51 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 722.25 million current LCU | 0 current LCU | 1.63 billion current LCU | 4 |
| 1990s | 3.64 billion current LCU | 1.75 billion current LCU | 5.98 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | 10,281 current LCU | 6,412 current LCU | 14,844 current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 17,031 current LCU | 16,180 current LCU | 17,882 current LCU | 2 |
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More science & technology data for Cape Verde
- Scientific and technical journal articles 18.34 (2023)
- Mobile phone subscriptions 587,026 (2024)
- Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people 111.84 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people 111.84 per 100 people (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 1 (2021)
- Share of the population using the Internet 74.7% (2024)
- Patent applications, residents 1 (2021)
- Number of people using the Internet 363,118 users (2021)
- Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people 8.31 per 100 people (2024)
- Landline Internet subscriptions 43,593 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wages and salaries in Cape Verde?
- Wages and salaries in Cape Verde was 17,882 current LCU in 2011, according to World Bank country economists.
- What is the highest wages and salaries recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 5.98 billion current LCU in 1999.
- What is the lowest wages and salaries recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 current LCU in 1984.
- How does Cape Verde rank for wages and salaries?
- Cape Verde ranks 50th out of 51 countries with data for 2011.
- Is wages and salaries rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 171.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cape Verde 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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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.