Wages and salaries in Malawi

Malawi: Wages and salaries was 62.68 billion current LCU in 2011. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2011)
62.68 billion current LCU
Change on year
up 22.0%
World rank
30th
of 51 countries
All-time high
62.68 billion current LCU
in 2011
All-time low
51.20 million current LCU
in 1980
Years of data
29
1980–2011

Wages and salaries in Malawi, 1980–2011

020.0B40.0B60.0B1980199520111980: 51.2M current LCU1981: 55.1M current LCU1982: 72.6M current LCU1983: 79.7M current LCU1984: 85.6M current LCU1985: 98.3M current LCU1986: 124.6M current LCU1987: 152.2M current LCU1988: 161.2M current LCU1989: 223.6M current LCU1993: 510.9M current LCU1994: 925.2M current LCU1995: 1.5B current LCU1996: 1.7B current LCU1997: 2.4B current LCU1998: 2.8B current LCU1999: 3.9B current LCU2000: 5.1B current LCU2001: 7.0B current LCU2002: 10.6B current LCU2003: 11.6B current LCU2004: 14.1B current LCU2005: 18.9B current LCU2006: 22.1B current LCU2007: 27.1B current LCU2008: 34.1B current LCU2009: 40.6B current LCU2010: 51.4B current LCU2011: 62.7B current LCU

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for wages and salaries in Malawi is 62.68 billion current LCU, measured in 2011. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.

The figure is up 22.0% on the previous year and up 795.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wages and salaries in Malawi peaked at 62.68 billion current LCU in 2011 and was at its lowest, 51.20 million current LCU, in 1980.

That places Malawi 30th out of 51 countries with data for 2011, putting it 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
1980s 110.40 million current LCU 51.20 million current LCU 223.58 million current LCU 10
1990s 1.95 billion current LCU 510.90 million current LCU 3.88 billion current LCU 7
2000s 19.11 billion current LCU 5.11 billion current LCU 40.58 billion current LCU 10
2010s 57.02 billion current LCU 51.36 billion current LCU 62.68 billion current LCU 2

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 27 Chad 76.10 billion current LCU compare
  2. 28 Burundi 74.50 billion current LCU compare
  3. 29 Niger 63.10 billion current LCU compare
  4. 31 Central African Republic 42.70 billion current LCU compare
  5. 32 Equatorial Guinea 36.63 billion current LCU compare
  6. 33 Guinea-Bissau 23.60 billion current LCU compare

See the full ranking of 51 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is wages and salaries in Malawi?
Wages and salaries in Malawi was 62.68 billion current LCU in 2011, according to World Bank country economists.
What is the highest wages and salaries recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 62.68 billion current LCU in 2011.
What is the lowest wages and salaries recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 51.20 million current LCU in 1980.
How does Malawi rank for wages and salaries?
Malawi ranks 30th out of 51 countries with data for 2011.
Is wages and salaries rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is up 795.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Malawi 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.