Wages and salaries in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Wages and salaries was 1.07 billion current LCU in 2011. ▼ Falling
Wages and salaries in Zimbabwe, 1980–2011
Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
In 2011, wages and salaries in Zimbabwe stood at 1.07 billion current LCU.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 36.4% on the previous year and up 38.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wages and salaries in Zimbabwe peaked at 1.21 billion current LCU in 2000 and was at its lowest, 51.73 million current LCU, in 2008.
That places Zimbabwe 48th out of 51 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 631.59 million current LCU | 291.38 million current LCU | 917.89 million current LCU | 10 |
| 1990s | 851.92 million current LCU | 664.17 million current LCU | 1.13 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | 544.85 million current LCU | 51.73 million current LCU | 1.21 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 927.20 million current LCU | 784.41 million current LCU | 1.07 billion current LCU | 2 |
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More science & technology data for Zimbabwe
- Scientific and technical journal articles 519.85 (2023)
- Mobile phone subscriptions 15.68 million (2024)
- Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people 94.25 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people 94.25 per 100 people (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 5 (2016)
- Share of the population using the Internet 41.6% (2024)
- Patent applications, residents 8 (2016)
- Number of people using the Internet 5.15 million users (2021)
- Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people 1.94 per 100 people (2024)
- Landline Internet subscriptions 322,483 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wages and salaries in Zimbabwe?
- Wages and salaries in Zimbabwe was 1.07 billion current LCU in 2011, according to World Bank country economists.
- What is the highest wages and salaries recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 1.21 billion current LCU in 2000.
- What is the lowest wages and salaries recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.73 million current LCU in 2008.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for wages and salaries?
- Zimbabwe ranks 48th out of 51 countries with data for 2011.
- Is wages and salaries rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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.