Wages and salaries in Mauritania

Mauritania: Wages and salaries was 89.50 billion current LCU in 2011. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2011)
89.50 billion current LCU
Change on year
up 7.0%
World rank
25th
of 51 countries
All-time high
89.50 billion current LCU
in 2011
All-time low
3.64 billion current LCU
in 1985
Years of data
27
1985–2011

Wages and salaries in Mauritania, 1985–2011

020.0B40.0B60.0B80.0B1985199820111985: 3.6B current LCU1986: 3.9B current LCU1987: 4.3B current LCU1988: 4.6B current LCU1989: 4.9B current LCU1990: 5.2B current LCU1991: 5.4B current LCU1992: 6.0B current LCU1993: 6.4B current LCU1994: 6.8B current LCU1995: 8.4B current LCU1996: 8.8B current LCU1997: 10.4B current LCU1998: 10.0B current LCU1999: 10.4B current LCU2000: 11.8B current LCU2001: 12.8B current LCU2002: 16.1B current LCU2003: 30.8B current LCU2004: 33.7B current LCU2005: 38.9B current LCU2006: 52.8B current LCU2007: 64.6B current LCU2008: 71.3B current LCU2009: 77.0B current LCU2010: 83.6B current LCU2011: 89.5B current LCU

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for wages and salaries in Mauritania is 89.50 billion current LCU, measured in 2011. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.0% on the previous year and up 598.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wages and salaries in Mauritania peaked at 89.50 billion current LCU in 2011 and was at its lowest, 3.64 billion current LCU, in 1985.

Mauritania ranks 25th 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
1980s 4.27 billion current LCU 3.64 billion current LCU 4.92 billion current LCU 5
1990s 7.78 billion current LCU 5.17 billion current LCU 10.44 billion current LCU 10
2000s 40.98 billion current LCU 11.81 billion current LCU 77.01 billion current LCU 10
2010s 86.57 billion current LCU 83.64 billion current LCU 89.50 billion current LCU 2

Countries ranked near Mauritania

  1. 22 Rwanda 130.39 billion current LCU compare
  2. 23 Benin 128.72 billion current LCU compare
  3. 24 Togo 103.16 billion current LCU compare
  4. 26 Morocco 88.08 billion current LCU compare
  5. 27 Chad 76.10 billion current LCU compare
  6. 28 Burundi 74.50 billion current LCU compare

See the full ranking of 51 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is wages and salaries in Mauritania?
Wages and salaries in Mauritania was 89.50 billion current LCU in 2011, according to World Bank country economists.
What is the highest wages and salaries recorded in Mauritania?
The highest recorded value was 89.50 billion current LCU in 2011.
What is the lowest wages and salaries recorded in Mauritania?
The lowest recorded value was 3.64 billion current LCU in 1985.
How does Mauritania rank for wages and salaries?
Mauritania ranks 25th out of 51 countries with data for 2011.
Is wages and salaries rising or falling in Mauritania?
Over the last ten years it is up 598.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Mauritania 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.