Wages and salaries in Ethiopia

Ethiopia: Wages and salaries was 13.49 billion current LCU in 2008. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2008)
13.49 billion current LCU
Change on year
up 40.0%
World rank
37th
of 51 countries
All-time high
13.49 billion current LCU
in 2008
All-time low
367.90 million current LCU
in 1976
Years of data
33
1976–2008

Wages and salaries in Ethiopia, 1976–2008

05.0B10.0B15.0B1976199220081976: 367.9M current LCU1977: 394.0M current LCU1978: 450.7M current LCU1979: 488.5M current LCU1980: 553.2M current LCU1981: 604.2M current LCU1982: 622.6M current LCU1983: 675.6M current LCU1984: 752.5M current LCU1985: 841.1M current LCU1986: 902.2M current LCU1987: 961.1M current LCU1988: 1.1B current LCU1989: 1.2B current LCU1990: 1.5B current LCU1991: 1.6B current LCU1992: 1.2B current LCU1993: 1.5B current LCU1994: 1.8B current LCU1995: 1.9B current LCU1996: 2.1B current LCU1997: 2.2B current LCU1998: 2.3B current LCU1999: 2.8B current LCU2000: 3.3B current LCU2001: 3.6B current LCU2002: 3.8B current LCU2003: 4.0B current LCU2004: 5.2B current LCU2005: 5.9B current LCU2006: 8.0B current LCU2007: 9.6B current LCU2008: 13.5B current LCU

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for wages and salaries in Ethiopia is 13.49 billion current LCU, measured in 2008. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.

That represents a change of up 40.0% on the previous year and up 482.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wages and salaries in Ethiopia peaked at 13.49 billion current LCU in 2008 and was at its lowest, 367.90 million current LCU, in 1976.

Ethiopia ranks 37th 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
1970s 425.27 million current LCU 367.90 million current LCU 488.50 million current LCU 4
1980s 816.00 million current LCU 553.20 million current LCU 1.18 billion current LCU 10
1990s 1.89 billion current LCU 1.18 billion current LCU 2.81 billion current LCU 10
2000s 6.32 billion current LCU 3.28 billion current LCU 13.49 billion current LCU 9

Countries ranked near Ethiopia

  1. 34 Mauritius 19.36 billion current LCU compare
  2. 35 Comoros 18.50 billion current LCU compare
  3. 36 Djibouti 17.88 billion current LCU compare
  4. 38 Botswana 12.88 billion current LCU compare
  5. 39 Namibia 11.00 billion current LCU compare
  6. 40 Tunisia 7.46 billion current LCU compare

See the full ranking of 51 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is wages and salaries in Ethiopia?
Wages and salaries in Ethiopia was 13.49 billion current LCU in 2008, according to World Bank country economists.
What is the highest wages and salaries recorded in Ethiopia?
The highest recorded value was 13.49 billion current LCU in 2008.
What is the lowest wages and salaries recorded in Ethiopia?
The lowest recorded value was 367.90 million current LCU in 1976.
How does Ethiopia rank for wages and salaries?
Ethiopia ranks 37th out of 51 countries with data for 2008.
Is wages and salaries rising or falling in Ethiopia?
Over the last ten years it is up 482.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Ethiopia 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.