Compensation of employees in Malawi

Malawi: Compensation of employees was 1.33 trillion current LCU in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
1.33 trillion current LCU
Change on year
up 29.9%
World rank
29th
of 156 countries
All-time high
1.33 trillion current LCU
in 2024
All-time low
37.59 billion current LCU
in 2009
Years of data
16
2009–2024

Compensation of employees in Malawi, 2009–2024

0500.0B1.0T1.5T2009201620242009: 37.6B current LCU2010: 44.8B current LCU2011: 58.1B current LCU2012: 70.2B current LCU2013: 97.2B current LCU2014: 140.0B current LCU2015: 196.9B current LCU2016: 226.2B current LCU2017: 265.1B current LCU2018: 331.4B current LCU2019: 398.8B current LCU2020: 473.6B current LCU2021: 552.9B current LCU2022: 772.4B current LCU2023: 1.0T current LCU2024: 1.3T current LCU

Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current LCU.

Analysis

In 2024, compensation of employees in Malawi stood at 1.33 trillion current LCU. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 29.9% on the previous year and up 847.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, compensation of employees in Malawi peaked at 1.33 trillion current LCU in 2024 and was at its lowest, 37.59 billion current LCU, in 2009.

Malawi ranks 29th of 156 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 37.59 billion current LCU 37.59 billion current LCU 37.59 billion current LCU 1
2010s 182.87 billion current LCU 44.79 billion current LCU 398.85 billion current LCU 10
2020s 829.36 billion current LCU 473.62 billion current LCU 1.33 trillion current LCU 5

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 26 Cote d'Ivoire 2.04 trillion current LCU compare
  2. 27 Senegal 1.63 trillion current LCU compare
  3. 28 Philippines 1.53 trillion current LCU compare
  4. 30 Ukraine 1.31 trillion current LCU compare
  5. 31 Kazakhstan 1.08 trillion current LCU compare
  6. 32 Cameroon 1.07 trillion current LCU compare

See the full ranking of 156 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is compensation of employees in Malawi?
Compensation of employees in Malawi was 1.33 trillion current LCU in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest compensation of employees recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 1.33 trillion current LCU in 2024.
What is the lowest compensation of employees recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 37.59 billion current LCU in 2009.
How does Malawi rank for compensation of employees?
Malawi ranks 29th out of 156 countries with data for 2024.
Is compensation of employees rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is up 847.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Malawi 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

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.