Wages and salaries in Namibia
Namibia: Wages and salaries was 11.00 billion current LCU in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Wages and salaries in Namibia, 1985–2011
Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 11.00 billion current LCU for wages and salaries in 2011. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 159.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wages and salaries in Namibia peaked at 11.00 billion current LCU in 2011 and was at its lowest, 232.73 million current LCU, in 1985.
That places Namibia 39th out of 51 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Wages and salaries in Namibia, year by year
| Year | current LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 232.73 million current LCU | — |
| 1986 | 309.63 million current LCU | +33.0% |
| 1987 | 362.82 million current LCU | +17.2% |
| 1988 | 417.34 million current LCU | +15.0% |
| 1989 | 463.21 million current LCU | +11.0% |
| 1990 | 810.48 million current LCU | +75.0% |
| 1991 | 1.17 billion current LCU | +44.1% |
| 1992 | 1.45 billion current LCU | +24.5% |
| 1993 | 1.57 billion current LCU | +7.8% |
| 1994 | 1.71 billion current LCU | +9.3% |
| 1995 | 2.00 billion current LCU | +17.0% |
| 1996 | 2.51 billion current LCU | +25.2% |
| 1997 | 2.79 billion current LCU | +11.1% |
| 1998 | 3.08 billion current LCU | +10.5% |
| 1999 | 3.50 billion current LCU | +13.8% |
| 2000 | 3.88 billion current LCU | +10.7% |
| 2001 | 4.24 billion current LCU | +9.2% |
| 2002 | 4.61 billion current LCU | +8.9% |
| 2003 | 5.01 billion current LCU | +8.7% |
| 2004 | 5.36 billion current LCU | +7.0% |
| 2005 | 5.78 billion current LCU | +7.7% |
| 2006 | 6.35 billion current LCU | +9.9% |
| 2007 | 6.80 billion current LCU | +7.2% |
| 2008 | 7.56 billion current LCU | +11.1% |
| 2009 | 8.92 billion current LCU | +18.0% |
| 2010 | 10.69 billion current LCU | +19.9% |
| 2011 | 11.00 billion current LCU | +2.9% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 11.00 billion current LCU is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 142.24 billion current LCU, 8% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 11.00 billion current LCU is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 82.80 billion current LCU, 13% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wages and salaries in Namibia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +75.0% | 463.21 million current LCU | 810.48 million current LCU |
| 1991 | +44.1% | 810.48 million current LCU | 1.17 billion current LCU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 357.15 million current LCU | 232.73 million current LCU | 463.21 million current LCU | 5 |
| 1990s | 2.06 billion current LCU | 810.48 million current LCU | 3.50 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.85 billion current LCU | 3.88 billion current LCU | 8.92 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.85 billion current LCU | 10.69 billion current LCU | 11.00 billion current LCU | 2 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
More science & technology data for Namibia
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 85.16 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.8517 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 2.58 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 3.16 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -2.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate -0.6667 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 231.33 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0001 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wages and salaries in Namibia?
- Wages and salaries in Namibia was 11.00 billion current LCU in 2011, according to World Bank country economists.
- What is the highest wages and salaries recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 11.00 billion current LCU in 2011.
- What is the lowest wages and salaries recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 232.73 million current LCU in 1985.
- How does Namibia rank for wages and salaries?
- Namibia ranks 39th out of 51 countries with data for 2011.
- Is wages and salaries rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 159.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Namibia 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.