Wages and salaries in Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone: Wages and salaries was 349.45 billion current LCU in 2011. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2011)
349.45 billion current LCU
Change on year
up 14.0%
World rank
14th
of 51 countries
All-time high
349.45 billion current LCU
in 2011
All-time low
87.50 million current LCU
in 1981
Years of data
31
1981–2011

Wages and salaries in Sierra Leone, 1981–2011

0100.0B200.0B300.0B1981199620111981: 87.5M current LCU1982: 109.7M current LCU1983: 121.3M current LCU1984: 150.2M current LCU1985: 185.1M current LCU1986: 210.8M current LCU1987: 393.3M current LCU1988: 630.5M current LCU1989: 903.6M current LCU1990: 2.0B current LCU1991: 4.1B current LCU1992: 7.5B current LCU1993: 17.2B current LCU1994: 21.1B current LCU1995: 21.9B current LCU1996: 29.5B current LCU1997: 27.5B current LCU1998: 50.2B current LCU1999: 73.0B current LCU2000: 89.5B current LCU2001: 111.9B current LCU2002: 142.8B current LCU2003: 160.1B current LCU2004: 177.2B current LCU2005: 229.4B current LCU2006: 271.5B current LCU2007: 296.5B current LCU2008: 284.6B current LCU2009: 332.3B current LCU2010: 306.5B current LCU2011: 349.5B current LCU

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

Analysis

In 2011, wages and salaries in Sierra Leone stood at 349.45 billion current LCU. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.

That represents a change of up 14.0% on the previous year and up 212.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wages and salaries in Sierra Leone peaked at 349.45 billion current LCU in 2011 and was at its lowest, 87.50 million current LCU, in 1981.

That places Sierra Leone 14th 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 310.23 million current LCU 87.50 million current LCU 903.65 million current LCU 9
1990s 25.40 billion current LCU 1.96 billion current LCU 73.03 billion current LCU 10
2000s 209.58 billion current LCU 89.50 billion current LCU 332.34 billion current LCU 10
2010s 327.97 billion current LCU 306.48 billion current LCU 349.45 billion current LCU 2

Countries ranked near Sierra Leone

  1. 11 Senegal 416.00 billion current LCU compare
  2. 12 Sao Tome and Principe 369.19 billion current LCU compare
  3. 13 Nigeria 368.00 billion current LCU compare
  4. 15 South Africa 330.10 billion current LCU compare
  5. 16 Gabon 324.13 billion current LCU compare
  6. 17 Burkina Faso 281.44 billion current LCU compare

See the full ranking of 51 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is wages and salaries in Sierra Leone?
Wages and salaries in Sierra Leone was 349.45 billion current LCU in 2011, according to World Bank country economists.
What is the highest wages and salaries recorded in Sierra Leone?
The highest recorded value was 349.45 billion current LCU in 2011.
What is the lowest wages and salaries recorded in Sierra Leone?
The lowest recorded value was 87.50 million current LCU in 1981.
How does Sierra Leone rank for wages and salaries?
Sierra Leone ranks 14th out of 51 countries with data for 2011.
Is wages and salaries rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
Over the last ten years it is up 212.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Sierra Leone 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.