Botswana vs Namibia: Compensation of employees

Botswana
34.03 billion current LCU
in 2023
Namibia
35.48 billion current LCU
in 2024
Botswana rank
90th
Namibia rank
88th

Compensation of employees over time

  • Botswana
  • Namibia
010.0B20.0B30.0B40.0B199020072024

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 35.48 billion current LCU against 34.03 billion current LCU in Botswana, a difference of 1.45 billion current LCU.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Namibia ahead.

Botswana ranks 90th and Namibia ranks 88th of 156 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 2 and Namibia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Namibia Difference Ahead
1990s 1.01 billion current LCU 1.68 billion current LCU 669.91 million current LCU Namibia
2000s 8.88 billion current LCU 7.41 billion current LCU 1.47 billion current LCU Botswana
2010s 17.78 billion current LCU 21.57 billion current LCU 3.80 billion current LCU Namibia
2020s 31.03 billion current LCU 30.92 billion current LCU 113.85 million current LCU Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher compensation of employees, Botswana or Namibia?
Namibia, at 35.48 billion current LCU against 34.03 billion current LCU in Botswana as of 2024.
What is the difference in compensation of employees between Botswana and Namibia?
1.45 billion current LCU, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Namibia?
25 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Botswana and Namibia rank globally for compensation of employees?
Botswana ranks 90th and Namibia ranks 88th of 156 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Compensation of employees (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Compensation of employees (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
156 places, 4,496 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

Compensation of employees is defined as the total remuneration, in cash or in kind, payable by an enterprise to an employee in return for work done by the latter during the accounting period. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.