Wages and salaries in Senegal
Senegal: Wages and salaries was 416.00 billion current LCU in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2011)
416.00 billion current LCU
Change on year
up 6.0%
World rank
11th
of 51 countries
All-time high
416.00 billion current LCU
in 2011
All-time low
68.50 billion current LCU
in 1980
Years of data
32
1980–2011
Wages and salaries in Senegal, 1980–2011
Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
In 2011, wages and salaries in Senegal stood at 416.00 billion current LCU. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is up 6.0% on the previous year and up 134.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wages and salaries in Senegal peaked at 416.00 billion current LCU in 2011 and was at its lowest, 68.50 billion current LCU, in 1980.
Senegal ranks 11th of 51 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Wages and salaries in Senegal, year by year
| Year | current LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 68.50 billion current LCU | — |
| 1981 | 78.30 billion current LCU | +14.3% |
| 1982 | 83.80 billion current LCU | +7.0% |
| 1983 | 92.70 billion current LCU | +10.6% |
| 1984 | 100.40 billion current LCU | +8.3% |
| 1985 | 106.60 billion current LCU | +6.2% |
| 1986 | 111.80 billion current LCU | +4.9% |
| 1987 | 119.80 billion current LCU | +7.2% |
| 1988 | 122.30 billion current LCU | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 125.20 billion current LCU | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 129.50 billion current LCU | +3.4% |
| 1991 | 138.50 billion current LCU | +6.9% |
| 1992 | 138.50 billion current LCU | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 132.30 billion current LCU | -4.5% |
| 1994 | 148.90 billion current LCU | +12.5% |
| 1995 | 157.50 billion current LCU | +5.8% |
| 1996 | 162.60 billion current LCU | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 160.40 billion current LCU | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 159.70 billion current LCU | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 166.60 billion current LCU | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 175.80 billion current LCU | +5.5% |
| 2001 | 177.30 billion current LCU | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 199.40 billion current LCU | +12.5% |
| 2003 | 203.70 billion current LCU | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 217.60 billion current LCU | +6.8% |
| 2005 | 254.90 billion current LCU | +17.1% |
| 2006 | 286.20 billion current LCU | +12.3% |
| 2007 | 327.40 billion current LCU | +14.4% |
| 2008 | 347.70 billion current LCU | +6.2% |
| 2009 | 364.35 billion current LCU | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 392.34 billion current LCU | +7.7% |
| 2011 | 416.00 billion current LCU | +6.0% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 416.00 billion current LCU is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 142.24 billion current LCU, 2.9× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 416.00 billion current LCU is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 82.80 billion current LCU, 5.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 100.94 billion current LCU | 68.50 billion current LCU | 125.20 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 1990s | 149.45 billion current LCU | 129.50 billion current LCU | 166.60 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | 255.44 billion current LCU | 175.80 billion current LCU | 364.35 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 404.17 billion current LCU | 392.34 billion current LCU | 416.00 billion current LCU | 2 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 8 Cote d'Ivoire 793.50 billion current LCU compare
- 9 Algeria 531.00 billion current LCU compare
- 10 Cameroon 434.95 billion current LCU compare
- 12 Sao Tome and Principe 369.19 billion current LCU compare
- 13 Nigeria 368.00 billion current LCU compare
- 14 Sierra Leone 349.45 billion current LCU compare
More science & technology data for Senegal
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 123.89 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.24 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 22.92 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 116.35 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -0.0145 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 2.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 489.62 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wages and salaries in Senegal?
- Wages and salaries in Senegal was 416.00 billion current LCU in 2011, according to World Bank country economists.
- What is the highest wages and salaries recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 416.00 billion current LCU in 2011.
- What is the lowest wages and salaries recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.50 billion current LCU in 1980.
- How does Senegal rank for wages and salaries?
- Senegal ranks 11th out of 51 countries with data for 2011.
- Is wages and salaries rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 134.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Senegal 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.