Labor market, S1 - Firing costs in Senegal

Senegal: Labor market, S1 - Firing costs was 0.6266 in 2014. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2014)
0.6266
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
53rd
of 90 countries
All-time high
0.9574
in 1973
All-time low
0.6266
in 1995
Years of data
42
1973–2014

Labor market, S1 - Firing costs in Senegal, 1973–2014

00.20.40.60.811973199320141973: 0.9571974: 0.9571975: 0.9571976: 0.9571977: 0.9571978: 0.9571979: 0.9571980: 0.9571981: 0.9571982: 0.7191983: 0.7191984: 0.7191985: 0.7191986: 0.7191987: 0.7191988: 0.7191989: 0.7191990: 0.7191991: 0.7191992: 0.7191993: 0.7191994: 0.7191995: 0.6271996: 0.6271997: 0.6271998: 0.6271999: 0.6272000: 0.6272001: 0.6272002: 0.6272003: 0.6272004: 0.6272005: 0.6272006: 0.6272007: 0.6272008: 0.6272009: 0.6272010: 0.6272011: 0.6272012: 0.6272013: 0.6272014: 0.627

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

Senegal recorded 0.6266 for labor market, s1 - firing costs in 2014. That is the lowest value across all 42 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, labor market, s1 - firing costs in Senegal peaked at 0.9574 in 1973 and was at its lowest, 0.6266, in 1995.

That places Senegal 53rd out of 90 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.9574 0.9574 0.9574 7
1980s 0.7668 0.7192 0.9574 10
1990s 0.6729 0.6266 0.7192 10
2000s 0.6266 0.6266 0.6266 10
2010s 0.6266 0.6266 0.6266 5

Countries ranked near Senegal

  1. 50 Thailand 0.6399 compare
  2. 51 Georgia 0.6296 compare
  3. 51 Ukraine 0.6296 compare
  4. 54 Sweden 0.6162 compare
  5. 55 Poland 0.6112 compare
  6. 56 Peru 0.6088 compare

See the full ranking of 90 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is labor market, s1 - firing costs in Senegal?
Labor market, s1 - firing costs in Senegal was 0.6266 in 2014, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest labor market, s1 - firing costs recorded in Senegal?
The highest recorded value was 0.9574 in 1973.
What is the lowest labor market, s1 - firing costs recorded in Senegal?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6266 in 1995.
How does Senegal rank for labor market, s1 - firing costs?
Senegal ranks 53rd out of 90 countries with data for 2014.
Is labor market, s1 - firing costs rising or falling in Senegal?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Senegal 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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Coverage
90 places, 3,515 data points, 1973–2014
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