Labor market, S1 - Firing costs in Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso: Labor market, S1 - Firing costs was 0.8833 in 2014. ▼ Falling

Latest (2014)
0.8833
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
10th
of 90 countries
All-time high
0.9574
in 1973
All-time low
0.8833
in 2005
Years of data
42
1973–2014

Labor market, S1 - Firing costs in Burkina Faso, 1973–2014

00.20.40.60.811973199320141973: 0.9571974: 0.9571975: 0.9421976: 0.9421977: 0.9421978: 0.9421979: 0.9421980: 0.9421981: 0.9421982: 0.9421983: 0.9421984: 0.9421985: 0.9421986: 0.9421987: 0.9421988: 0.9421989: 0.9421990: 0.9421991: 0.9421992: 0.9421993: 0.9421994: 0.9421995: 0.9421996: 0.9421997: 0.9421998: 0.9421999: 0.9422000: 0.9422001: 0.9422002: 0.9422003: 0.9422004: 0.9422005: 0.8832006: 0.8832007: 0.8832008: 0.8832009: 0.8832010: 0.8832011: 0.8832012: 0.8832013: 0.8832014: 0.883

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

The most recent figure for labor market, s1 - firing costs in Burkina Faso is 0.8833, measured in 2014. That is the lowest value across all 42 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, labor market, s1 - firing costs in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.9574 in 1973 and was at its lowest, 0.8833, in 2005.

That places Burkina Faso 10th out of 90 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 42 years of available data.

Labor market, S1 - Firing costs in Burkina Faso, year by year

Annual values for Labor market, S1 - Firing costs in Burkina Faso, 1973 to 2014.
Year Value Change
1973 0.9574
1974 0.9574 +0.0%
1975 0.9417 -1.6%
1976 0.9417 +0.0%
1977 0.9417 +0.0%
1978 0.9417 +0.0%
1979 0.9417 +0.0%
1980 0.9417 +0.0%
1981 0.9417 +0.0%
1982 0.9417 +0.0%
1983 0.9417 +0.0%
1984 0.9417 +0.0%
1985 0.9417 +0.0%
1986 0.9417 +0.0%
1987 0.9417 +0.0%
1988 0.9417 +0.0%
1989 0.9417 +0.0%
1990 0.9417 +0.0%
1991 0.9417 +0.0%
1992 0.9417 +0.0%
1993 0.9417 +0.0%
1994 0.9417 +0.0%
1995 0.9417 +0.0%
1996 0.9417 +0.0%
1997 0.9417 +0.0%
1998 0.9417 +0.0%
1999 0.9417 +0.0%
2000 0.9417 +0.0%
2001 0.9417 +0.0%
2002 0.9417 +0.0%
2003 0.9417 +0.0%
2004 0.9417 +0.0%
2005 0.8833 -6.2%
2006 0.8833 +0.0%
2007 0.8833 +0.0%
2008 0.8833 +0.0%
2009 0.8833 +0.0%
2010 0.8833 +0.0%
2011 0.8833 +0.0%
2012 0.8833 +0.0%
2013 0.8833 +0.0%
2014 0.8833 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.9462 0.9417 0.9574 7
1980s 0.9417 0.9417 0.9417 10
1990s 0.9417 0.9417 0.9417 10
2000s 0.9125 0.8833 0.9417 10
2010s 0.8833 0.8833 0.8833 5

Countries ranked near Burkina Faso

  1. 7 Pakistan 0.8971 compare
  2. 8 Costa Rica 0.8942 compare
  3. 9 Netherlands 0.8912 compare
  4. 11 South Africa 0.8788 compare
  5. 12 Jordan 0.8765 compare
  6. 12 Republic of Korea 0.8765 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is labor market, s1 - firing costs in Burkina Faso?
Labor market, s1 - firing costs in Burkina Faso was 0.8833 in 2014, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest labor market, s1 - firing costs recorded in Burkina Faso?
The highest recorded value was 0.9574 in 1973.
What is the lowest labor market, s1 - firing costs recorded in Burkina Faso?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8833 in 2005.
How does Burkina Faso rank for labor market, s1 - firing costs?
Burkina Faso ranks 10th out of 90 countries with data for 2014.
Is labor market, s1 - firing costs rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Labor market, S1 - Firing costs. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Labor market, S1 - Firing costs
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90 places, 3,515 data points, 1973–2014
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