Wages and salaries in Mozambique

Mozambique: Wages and salaries was 31.16 trillion current LCU in 2011. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2011)
31.16 trillion current LCU
Change on year
up 12.9%
World rank
1st
of 51 countries
All-time high
31.16 trillion current LCU
in 2011
All-time low
5.11 billion current LCU
in 1980
Years of data
32
1980–2011

Wages and salaries in Mozambique, 1980–2011

010.0T20.0T30.0T1980199520111980: 5.1B current LCU1981: 5.8B current LCU1982: 6.5B current LCU1983: 7.2B current LCU1984: 7.2B current LCU1985: 7.6B current LCU1986: 8.0B current LCU1987: 15.0B current LCU1988: 24.8B current LCU1989: 43.0B current LCU1990: 65.0B current LCU1991: 101.0B current LCU1992: 142.5B current LCU1993: 238.8B current LCU1994: 328.3B current LCU1995: 495.0B current LCU1996: 726.0B current LCU1997: 1.4T current LCU1998: 2.1T current LCU1999: 3.0T current LCU2000: 3.8T current LCU2001: 4.9T current LCU2002: 6.2T current LCU2003: 7.4T current LCU2004: 9.2T current LCU2005: 10.7T current LCU2006: 13.0T current LCU2007: 16.1T current LCU2008: 19.3T current LCU2009: 23.6T current LCU2010: 27.6T current LCU2011: 31.2T current LCU

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

Analysis

In 2011, wages and salaries in Mozambique stood at 31.16 trillion current LCU. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.

That represents a change of up 12.9% on the previous year and up 530.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wages and salaries in Mozambique peaked at 31.16 trillion current LCU in 2011 and was at its lowest, 5.11 billion current LCU, in 1980.

That places Mozambique 1st out of 51 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 13.03 billion current LCU 5.11 billion current LCU 43.00 billion current LCU 10
1990s 863.34 billion current LCU 65.00 billion current LCU 2.99 trillion current LCU 10
2000s 11.42 trillion current LCU 3.82 trillion current LCU 23.62 trillion current LCU 10
2010s 29.38 trillion current LCU 27.60 trillion current LCU 31.16 trillion current LCU 2

Countries ranked near Mozambique

  1. 2 Zambia 7.40 trillion current LCU compare
  2. 3 Tanzania 2.35 trillion current LCU compare
  3. 4 Guinea 1.76 trillion current LCU compare

See the full ranking of 51 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is wages and salaries in Mozambique?
Wages and salaries in Mozambique was 31.16 trillion current LCU in 2011, according to World Bank country economists.
What is the highest wages and salaries recorded in Mozambique?
The highest recorded value was 31.16 trillion current LCU in 2011.
What is the lowest wages and salaries recorded in Mozambique?
The lowest recorded value was 5.11 billion current LCU in 1980.
How does Mozambique rank for wages and salaries?
Mozambique ranks 1st out of 51 countries with data for 2011.
Is wages and salaries rising or falling in Mozambique?
Over the last ten years it is up 530.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Mozambique 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.