Wages and salaries in Tunisia
Tunisia: Wages and salaries was 7.46 billion current LCU in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Wages and salaries in Tunisia, 1980–2011
Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wages and salaries in Tunisia is 7.46 billion current LCU, measured in 2011. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.4% on the previous year and up 119.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wages and salaries in Tunisia peaked at 7.46 billion current LCU in 2011 and was at its lowest, 342.90 million current LCU, in 1980.
That places Tunisia 40th 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 Tunisia, year by year
| Year | current LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 342.90 million current LCU | — |
| 1981 | 393.80 million current LCU | +14.8% |
| 1982 | 507.80 million current LCU | +28.9% |
| 1983 | 600.80 million current LCU | +18.3% |
| 1984 | 651.50 million current LCU | +8.4% |
| 1985 | 717.00 million current LCU | +10.1% |
| 1986 | 777.70 million current LCU | +8.5% |
| 1987 | 839.70 million current LCU | +8.0% |
| 1988 | 913.30 million current LCU | +8.8% |
| 1989 | 1.05 billion current LCU | +15.4% |
| 1990 | 1.15 billion current LCU | +8.9% |
| 1991 | 1.31 billion current LCU | +14.2% |
| 1992 | 1.48 billion current LCU | +13.0% |
| 1993 | 1.60 billion current LCU | +7.9% |
| 1994 | 1.57 billion current LCU | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 1.73 billion current LCU | +10.5% |
| 1996 | 1.92 billion current LCU | +10.8% |
| 1997 | 2.28 billion current LCU | +18.9% |
| 1998 | 2.49 billion current LCU | +9.2% |
| 1999 | 2.89 billion current LCU | +15.8% |
| 2000 | 3.10 billion current LCU | +7.5% |
| 2001 | 3.39 billion current LCU | +9.3% |
| 2002 | 3.65 billion current LCU | +7.5% |
| 2003 | 3.94 billion current LCU | +8.0% |
| 2004 | 4.22 billion current LCU | +7.2% |
| 2005 | 4.56 billion current LCU | +8.0% |
| 2006 | 4.90 billion current LCU | +7.5% |
| 2007 | 5.30 billion current LCU | +8.1% |
| 2008 | 5.73 billion current LCU | +8.2% |
| 2009 | 6.27 billion current LCU | +9.3% |
| 2010 | 6.75 billion current LCU | +7.8% |
| 2011 | 7.46 billion current LCU | +10.4% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 7.46 billion current LCU is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 142.24 billion current LCU, 5% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 7.46 billion current LCU is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 88.08 billion current LCU, 8% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wages and salaries in Tunisia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +28.9% | 393.80 million current LCU | 507.80 million current LCU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 679.84 million current LCU | 342.90 million current LCU | 1.05 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.84 billion current LCU | 1.15 billion current LCU | 2.89 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.51 billion current LCU | 3.10 billion current LCU | 6.27 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.11 billion current LCU | 6.75 billion current LCU | 7.46 billion current LCU | 2 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
More science & technology data for Tunisia
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 117.61 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.18 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 14.44 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 104.17 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -11.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate -10.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 5,493 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0005 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wages and salaries in Tunisia?
- Wages and salaries in Tunisia was 7.46 billion current LCU in 2011, according to World Bank country economists.
- What is the highest wages and salaries recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.46 billion current LCU in 2011.
- What is the lowest wages and salaries recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 342.90 million current LCU in 1980.
- How does Tunisia rank for wages and salaries?
- Tunisia ranks 40th out of 51 countries with data for 2011.
- Is wages and salaries rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 119.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tunisia 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.