Wages and salaries in Eritrea

Eritrea: Wages and salaries was 2.43 billion current LCU in 2009. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2009)
2.43 billion current LCU
Change on year
up 6.8%
World rank
46th
of 51 countries
All-time high
2.43 billion current LCU
in 2009
All-time low
136.90 million current LCU
in 1992
Years of data
18
1992–2009

Wages and salaries in Eritrea, 1992–2009

0500.0M1.0B1.5B2.0B2.5B1992200020091992: 136.9M current LCU1993: 233.3M current LCU1994: 460.8M current LCU1995: 652.3M current LCU1996: 798.3M current LCU1997: 706.8M current LCU1998: 858.3M current LCU1999: 982.0M current LCU2000: 1.3B current LCU2001: 1.2B current LCU2002: 1.5B current LCU2003: 2.1B current LCU2004: 2.1B current LCU2005: 2.0B current LCU2006: 2.1B current LCU2007: 2.1B current LCU2008: 2.3B current LCU2009: 2.4B current LCU

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

Analysis

In 2009, wages and salaries in Eritrea stood at 2.43 billion current LCU. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.8% on the previous year and up 147.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wages and salaries in Eritrea peaked at 2.43 billion current LCU in 2009 and was at its lowest, 136.90 million current LCU, in 1992.

Eritrea ranks 46th 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 603.59 million current LCU 136.90 million current LCU 982.00 million current LCU 8
2000s 1.89 billion current LCU 1.17 billion current LCU 2.43 billion current LCU 10

Countries ranked near Eritrea

  1. 43 Liberia 5.20 billion current LCU compare
  2. 44 Eswatini 4.07 billion current LCU compare
  3. 45 Lesotho 3.60 billion current LCU compare
  4. 47 Gambia 1.47 billion current LCU compare
  5. 48 Zimbabwe 1.07 billion current LCU compare
  6. 49 Seychelles 871.06 million current LCU compare

See the full ranking of 51 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is wages and salaries in Eritrea?
Wages and salaries in Eritrea was 2.43 billion current LCU in 2009, according to World Bank country economists.
What is the highest wages and salaries recorded in Eritrea?
The highest recorded value was 2.43 billion current LCU in 2009.
What is the lowest wages and salaries recorded in Eritrea?
The lowest recorded value was 136.90 million current LCU in 1992.
How does Eritrea rank for wages and salaries?
Eritrea ranks 46th out of 51 countries with data for 2009.
Is wages and salaries rising or falling in Eritrea?
Over the last ten years it is up 147.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Eritrea 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
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.