Labor market, S1 - Firing costs in South Africa

South Africa: Labor market, S1 - Firing costs was 0.8788 in 2014. ▼ Falling

Latest (2014)
0.8788
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
11th
of 90 countries
All-time high
1
in 1973
All-time low
0.8531
in 1997
Years of data
42
1973–2014

Labor market, S1 - Firing costs in South Africa, 1973–2014

00.20.40.60.811973199320141973: 11974: 11975: 11976: 11977: 11978: 11979: 11980: 11981: 11982: 11983: 0.9131984: 0.9131985: 0.9131986: 0.9131987: 0.9131988: 0.9131989: 0.9131990: 0.9131991: 0.9131992: 0.9131993: 0.9131994: 0.9131995: 0.9131996: 0.9131997: 0.8531998: 0.8791999: 0.8792000: 0.8792001: 0.8792002: 0.8792003: 0.8792004: 0.8792005: 0.8792006: 0.8792007: 0.8792008: 0.8792009: 0.8792010: 0.8792011: 0.8792012: 0.8792013: 0.8792014: 0.879

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

The most recent figure for labor market, s1 - firing costs in South Africa is 0.8788, measured in 2014.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, labor market, s1 - firing costs in South Africa peaked at 1 in 1973 and was at its lowest, 0.8531, in 1997.

South Africa ranks 11th of 90 countries on this measure, 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 South Africa, year by year

Annual values for Labor market, S1 - Firing costs in South Africa, 1973 to 2014.
Year Value Change
1973 1
1974 1 +0.0%
1975 1 +0.0%
1976 1 +0.0%
1977 1 +0.0%
1978 1 +0.0%
1979 1 +0.0%
1980 1 +0.0%
1981 1 +0.0%
1982 1 +0.0%
1983 0.913 -8.7%
1984 0.913 +0.0%
1985 0.913 +0.0%
1986 0.913 +0.0%
1987 0.913 +0.0%
1988 0.913 +0.0%
1989 0.913 +0.0%
1990 0.913 +0.0%
1991 0.913 +0.0%
1992 0.913 +0.0%
1993 0.913 +0.0%
1994 0.913 +0.0%
1995 0.913 +0.0%
1996 0.913 +0.0%
1997 0.8531 -6.6%
1998 0.8788 +3.0%
1999 0.8788 +0.0%
2000 0.8788 +0.0%
2001 0.8788 +0.0%
2002 0.8788 +0.0%
2003 0.8788 +0.0%
2004 0.8788 +0.0%
2005 0.8788 +0.0%
2006 0.8788 +0.0%
2007 0.8788 +0.0%
2008 0.8788 +0.0%
2009 0.8788 +0.0%
2010 0.8788 +0.0%
2011 0.8788 +0.0%
2012 0.8788 +0.0%
2013 0.8788 +0.0%
2014 0.8788 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1 1 1 7
1980s 0.9391 0.913 1 10
1990s 0.9001 0.8531 0.913 10
2000s 0.8788 0.8788 0.8788 10
2010s 0.8788 0.8788 0.8788 5

Countries ranked near South Africa

  1. 8 Costa Rica 0.8942 compare
  2. 9 Netherlands 0.8912 compare
  3. 10 Burkina Faso 0.8833 compare
  4. 12 Jordan 0.8765 compare
  5. 12 South Korea 0.8765 compare
  6. 14 Romania 0.8759 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is labor market, s1 - firing costs in South Africa?
Labor market, s1 - firing costs in South Africa was 0.8788 in 2014, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest labor market, s1 - firing costs recorded in South Africa?
The highest recorded value was 1 in 1973.
What is the lowest labor market, s1 - firing costs recorded in South Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8531 in 1997.
How does South Africa rank for labor market, s1 - firing costs?
South Africa ranks 11th out of 90 countries with data for 2014.
Is labor market, s1 - firing costs rising or falling in South Africa?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this South Africa 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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International Monetary Fund
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Coverage
90 places, 3,515 data points, 1973–2014
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