Wages and salaries in Madagascar
Madagascar: Wages and salaries was 1.28 trillion current LCU in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Wages and salaries in Madagascar, 1984–2011
Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 1.28 trillion current LCU for wages and salaries in 2011. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 27.1% on the previous year and up 376.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wages and salaries in Madagascar peaked at 1.28 trillion current LCU in 2011 and was at its lowest, 18.40 billion current LCU, in 1984.
Madagascar ranks 6th of 51 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Wages and salaries in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | current LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 18.40 billion current LCU | — |
| 1985 | 20.34 billion current LCU | +10.5% |
| 1986 | 21.76 billion current LCU | +7.0% |
| 1987 | 26.26 billion current LCU | +20.7% |
| 1988 | 31.08 billion current LCU | +18.4% |
| 1989 | 33.56 billion current LCU | +8.0% |
| 1990 | 36.18 billion current LCU | +7.8% |
| 1991 | 42.76 billion current LCU | +18.2% |
| 1992 | 44.20 billion current LCU | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 47.91 billion current LCU | +8.4% |
| 1994 | 61.40 billion current LCU | +28.2% |
| 1995 | 85.76 billion current LCU | +39.7% |
| 1996 | 101.88 billion current LCU | +18.8% |
| 1997 | 133.92 billion current LCU | +31.4% |
| 1998 | 165.28 billion current LCU | +23.4% |
| 1999 | 200.12 billion current LCU | +21.1% |
| 2000 | 208.48 billion current LCU | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 267.52 billion current LCU | +28.3% |
| 2002 | 276.00 billion current LCU | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 365.42 billion current LCU | +32.4% |
| 2004 | 400.04 billion current LCU | +9.5% |
| 2005 | 456.40 billion current LCU | +14.1% |
| 2006 | 589.90 billion current LCU | +29.3% |
| 2007 | 711.20 billion current LCU | +20.6% |
| 2008 | 758.90 billion current LCU | +6.7% |
| 2009 | 802.00 billion current LCU | +5.7% |
| 2010 | 1.00 trillion current LCU | +25.1% |
| 2011 | 1.28 trillion current LCU | +27.1% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 1.28 trillion current LCU is above the median for low income countries, which is 63.10 billion current LCU, 20.2× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 1.28 trillion current LCU is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 82.80 billion current LCU, 15.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 25.23 billion current LCU | 18.40 billion current LCU | 33.56 billion current LCU | 6 |
| 1990s | 91.94 billion current LCU | 36.18 billion current LCU | 200.12 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | 483.59 billion current LCU | 208.48 billion current LCU | 802.00 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.14 trillion current LCU | 1.00 trillion current LCU | 1.28 trillion current LCU | 2 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
More science & technology data for Madagascar
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 75.46 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.7546 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0015 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 23.54 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 40.46 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 16.54 % change on previous year (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 19.44 % change on previous year (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 153.44 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wages and salaries in Madagascar?
- Wages and salaries in Madagascar was 1.28 trillion current LCU in 2011, according to World Bank country economists.
- What is the highest wages and salaries recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 1.28 trillion current LCU in 2011.
- What is the lowest wages and salaries recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.40 billion current LCU in 1984.
- How does Madagascar rank for wages and salaries?
- Madagascar ranks 6th out of 51 countries with data for 2011.
- Is wages and salaries rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 376.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Madagascar 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
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.