Compensation of employees in Botswana
Botswana: Compensation of employees was 34.03 billion current LCU in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Compensation of employees in Botswana, 1990–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 34.03 billion current LCU for compensation of employees in 2023. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 7.1% on the previous year and up 121.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, compensation of employees in Botswana peaked at 34.03 billion current LCU in 2023 and was at its lowest, 547.11 million current LCU, in 1990.
That places Botswana 90th out of 156 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.01 billion current LCU | 547.11 million current LCU | 1.44 billion current LCU | 7 |
| 2000s | 8.88 billion current LCU | 6.78 billion current LCU | 10.68 billion current LCU | 4 |
| 2010s | 17.78 billion current LCU | 11.90 billion current LCU | 26.25 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.03 billion current LCU | 28.70 billion current LCU | 34.03 billion current LCU | 4 |
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More public sector data for Botswana
- Arms imports 11.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Tax revenue 22.4% (2023)
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains 32.4% (2023)
- Taxes on goods and services 14.5% (2023)
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets 6.1% (2023)
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) -4.2% (2023)
- Interest payments 3.4% (2023)
- Grants and other revenue 20.3% (2023)
- Interest payments 4.0% (2023)
- Other taxes 0.1% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is compensation of employees in Botswana?
- Compensation of employees in Botswana was 34.03 billion 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 Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 34.03 billion current LCU in 2023.
- What is the lowest compensation of employees recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 547.11 million current LCU in 1990.
- How does Botswana rank for compensation of employees?
- Botswana ranks 90th out of 156 countries with data for 2023.
- Is compensation of employees rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 121.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Botswana 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.