Compensation of employees (current LCU) in Senegal
Senegal: Compensation of employees (current LCU) was 1.63 trillion current LCU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Compensation of employees in Senegal, 2015–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
In 2023, compensation of employees in Senegal stood at 1.63 trillion current LCU. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is up 17.1% on the previous year and up 151.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, compensation of employees in Senegal peaked at 1.63 trillion current LCU in 2023 and was at its lowest, 646.44 billion current LCU, in 2015.
Senegal ranks 27th of 156 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Compensation of employees (current LCU) in Senegal, year by year
| Year | current LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 646.44 billion current LCU | — |
| 2016 | 717.95 billion current LCU | +11.1% |
| 2017 | 736.93 billion current LCU | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 860.94 billion current LCU | +16.8% |
| 2019 | 874.76 billion current LCU | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 1.03 trillion current LCU | +17.8% |
| 2021 | 1.11 trillion current LCU | +7.8% |
| 2022 | 1.39 trillion current LCU | +25.0% |
| 2023 | 1.63 trillion current LCU | +17.1% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 1.63 trillion current LCU is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 145.99 billion current LCU, 11.1× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 1.63 trillion current LCU is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 317.20 billion current LCU, 5.1× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 767.40 billion current LCU | 646.44 billion current LCU | 874.76 billion current LCU | 5 |
| 2020s | 1.29 trillion current LCU | 1.03 trillion current LCU | 1.63 trillion current LCU | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is compensation of employees in Senegal?
- Compensation of employees in Senegal was 1.63 trillion current LCU in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest compensation of employees recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 1.63 trillion current LCU in 2023.
- What is the lowest compensation of employees recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 646.44 billion current LCU in 2015.
- How does Senegal rank for compensation of employees?
- Senegal ranks 27th out of 156 countries with data for 2023.
- Is compensation of employees rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 151.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Compensation of employees (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.