Eswatini vs Lesotho: Compensation of employees

Eswatini
8.23 billion current LCU
in 2021
Lesotho
7.08 billion current LCU
in 2024
Eswatini rank
115th
Lesotho rank
118th

Compensation of employees over time

  • Eswatini
  • Lesotho
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How they compare

Eswatini currently reports 8.23 billion current LCU against 7.08 billion current LCU in Lesotho, a difference of 1.15 billion current LCU.

That makes Eswatini's figure about 1.2 times Lesotho's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Eswatini has been ahead every year.

Eswatini ranks 115th and Lesotho ranks 118th of 156 countries.

Eswatini has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eswatini Lesotho Difference Ahead
1990s 1.09 billion current LCU 787.56 million current LCU 299.34 million current LCU Eswatini
2000s 2.17 billion current LCU 1.43 billion current LCU 745.33 million current LCU Eswatini
2010s 6.40 billion current LCU 4.56 billion current LCU 1.84 billion current LCU Eswatini
2020s 8.23 billion current LCU 6.08 billion current LCU 2.15 billion current LCU Eswatini

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher compensation of employees, Eswatini or Lesotho?
Eswatini, at 8.23 billion current LCU against 7.08 billion current LCU in Lesotho as of 2021.
What is the difference in compensation of employees between Eswatini and Lesotho?
1.15 billion current LCU, with Eswatini ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Lesotho?
22 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2021.
How do Eswatini and Lesotho rank globally for compensation of employees?
Eswatini ranks 115th and Lesotho ranks 118th 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.