Compensation of employees (current LCU) in Seychelles
Seychelles: Compensation of employees (current LCU) was 851.67 million current LCU in 2008. ▲ Rising
Compensation of employees in Seychelles, 1985–2008
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
In 2008, compensation of employees in Seychelles stood at 851.67 million current LCU. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is up 6.4% on the previous year and up 93.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, compensation of employees in Seychelles peaked at 851.67 million current LCU in 2008 and was at its lowest, 162.30 million current LCU, in 1985.
That places Seychelles 139th out of 156 countries with data for 2008, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Compensation of employees (current LCU) in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | current LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 162.30 million current LCU | — |
| 1986 | 178.70 million current LCU | +10.1% |
| 1987 | 206.30 million current LCU | +15.4% |
| 1988 | 215.10 million current LCU | +4.3% |
| 1989 | 230.20 million current LCU | +7.0% |
| 1993 | 380.00 million current LCU | +65.1% |
| 1994 | 357.00 million current LCU | -6.1% |
| 1995 | 358.60 million current LCU | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 392.60 million current LCU | +9.5% |
| 1997 | 438.40 million current LCU | +11.7% |
| 1998 | 440.30 million current LCU | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 470.70 million current LCU | +6.9% |
| 2000 | 550.40 million current LCU | +16.9% |
| 2005 | 676.87 million current LCU | +23.0% |
| 2006 | 756.20 million current LCU | +11.7% |
| 2007 | 800.67 million current LCU | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 851.67 million current LCU | +6.4% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 851.67 million current LCU is below the median for high income countries, which is 23.97 billion current LCU, 4% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 851.67 million current LCU is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 317.20 billion current LCU, 0% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Compensation of employees (current LCU) in Seychelles 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +65.1% | 230.20 million current LCU | 380.00 million current LCU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 198.52 million current LCU | 162.30 million current LCU | 230.20 million current LCU | 5 |
| 1990s | 405.37 million current LCU | 357.00 million current LCU | 470.70 million current LCU | 7 |
| 2000s | 727.16 million current LCU | 550.40 million current LCU | 851.67 million current LCU | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is compensation of employees in Seychelles?
- Compensation of employees in Seychelles was 851.67 million current LCU in 2008, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest compensation of employees recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 851.67 million current LCU in 2008.
- What is the lowest compensation of employees recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 162.30 million current LCU in 1985.
- How does Seychelles rank for compensation of employees?
- Seychelles ranks 139th out of 156 countries with data for 2008.
- Is compensation of employees rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is up 93.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Seychelles 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.