Wages and salaries in Liberia

Liberia: Wages and salaries was 5.20 billion current LCU in 2008. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2008)
5.20 billion current LCU
Change on year
up 56.9%
World rank
43rd
of 51 countries
All-time high
5.20 billion current LCU
in 2008
All-time low
539.27 million current LCU
in 2003
Years of data
8
2001–2008

Wages and salaries in Liberia, 2001–2008

1.0B2.0B3.0B4.0B5.0B2001200420082001: 855.1M current LCU2002: 651.0M current LCU2003: 539.3M current LCU2004: 675.3M current LCU2005: 2.1B current LCU2006: 2.1B current LCU2007: 3.3B current LCU2008: 5.2B current LCU

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

Analysis

Liberia recorded 5.20 billion current LCU for wages and salaries in 2008. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.

That represents a change of up 56.9% on the previous year and up 507.9% over ten years.

Liberia ranks 43rd of 51 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Countries ranked near Liberia

  1. 40 Tunisia 7.46 billion current LCU compare
  2. 41 Ghana 7.38 billion current LCU compare
  3. 42 Sudan 6.84 billion current LCU compare
  4. 44 Eswatini 4.07 billion current LCU compare
  5. 45 Lesotho 3.60 billion current LCU compare
  6. 46 Eritrea 2.43 billion current LCU compare

See the full ranking of 51 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is wages and salaries in Liberia?
Wages and salaries in Liberia was 5.20 billion current LCU in 2008, according to World Bank country economists.
What is the highest wages and salaries recorded in Liberia?
The highest recorded value was 5.20 billion current LCU in 2008.
What is the lowest wages and salaries recorded in Liberia?
The lowest recorded value was 539.27 million current LCU in 2003.
How does Liberia rank for wages and salaries?
Liberia ranks 43rd out of 51 countries with data for 2008.
Is wages and salaries rising or falling in Liberia?
Over the last ten years it is up 507.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Liberia 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.