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.
Wages and salaries in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | current LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 291.38 million current LCU | — |
| 1981 | 613.96 million current LCU | +110.7% |
| 1982 | 679.77 million current LCU | +10.7% |
| 1983 | 582.88 million current LCU | -14.3% |
| 1984 | 518.33 million current LCU | -11.1% |
| 1985 | 466.70 million current LCU | -10.0% |
| 1986 | 566.58 million current LCU | +21.4% |
| 1987 | 776.62 million current LCU | +37.1% |
| 1988 | 901.85 million current LCU | +16.1% |
| 1989 | 917.89 million current LCU | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 1.03 billion current LCU | +12.4% |
| 1991 | 920.07 million current LCU | -10.9% |
| 1992 | 731.74 million current LCU | -20.5% |
| 1993 | 675.29 million current LCU | -7.7% |
| 1994 | 664.17 million current LCU | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 800.94 million current LCU | +20.6% |
| 1996 | 942.17 million current LCU | +17.6% |
| 1997 | 1.13 billion current LCU | +20.0% |
| 1998 | 766.39 million current LCU | -32.2% |
| 1999 | 855.99 million current LCU | +11.7% |
| 2000 | 1.21 billion current LCU | +41.5% |
| 2001 | 774.20 million current LCU | -36.1% |
| 2002 | 652.04 million current LCU | -15.8% |
| 2003 | 586.19 million current LCU | -10.1% |
| 2004 | 889.03 million current LCU | +51.7% |
| 2005 | 564.73 million current LCU | -36.5% |
| 2006 | 211.11 million current LCU | -62.6% |
| 2007 | 89.31 million current LCU | -57.7% |
| 2008 | 51.73 million current LCU | -42.1% |
| 2009 | 418.99 million current LCU | +710.0% |
| 2010 | 784.41 million current LCU | +87.2% |
| 2011 | 1.07 billion current LCU | +36.4% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 1.07 billion current LCU is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 142.24 billion current LCU, 1% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 1.07 billion current LCU is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 82.80 billion current LCU, 1% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wages and salaries in Zimbabwe 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +710.0% | 51.73 million current LCU | 418.99 million current LCU |
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 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
More science & technology data for Zimbabwe
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 94.25 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.9425 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 15.68 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 38.71 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 2.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 4.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 519.85 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0 units per person (2023)
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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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.