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Labor > Firing cost > Weeks of wages: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Firing cost is the cost of advance notice requirements, severance payments, and penalties due when terminating a redundant worker, expressed in weekly wages. One month is recorded as 4 1/3 weeks.

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COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
HISTORY
1 ZimbabweZimbabwe 446.3 weeks of wages 2006
2 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 328.7 weeks of wages 2006
3 EgyptEgypt 186.3 weeks of wages 2006
=4 Sri LankaSri Lanka 177.7 weeks of wages 2006
=4 ZambiaZambia 177.7 weeks of wages 2006
=4 GhanaGhana 177.7 weeks of wages 2006
7 MozambiqueMozambique 142.9 weeks of wages 2006
8 ArgentinaArgentina 138.7 weeks of wages 2006
9 EcuadorEcuador 135.4 weeks of wages 2006
10 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 132.9 weeks of wages 2006
11 SudanSudan 118.1 weeks of wages 2006
12 ParaguayParaguay 112.9 weeks of wages 2006
13 IndonesiaIndonesia 108.3 weeks of wages 2006
14 GuatemalaGuatemala 101.1 weeks of wages 2006
15 ComorosComoros 99.7 weeks of wages 2006
16 BoliviaBolivia 99.5 weeks of wages 2006
17 PortugalPortugal 98.7 weeks of wages 2006
=18 BhutanBhutan 94.7 weeks of wages 2006
=18 TurkeyTurkey 94.7 weeks of wages 2006
=20 ChinaChina 91 weeks of wages 2006
=20 Cape VerdeCape Verde 91 weeks of wages 2006
=20 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 91 weeks of wages 2006
=20 IsraelIsrael 91 weeks of wages 2006
=20 PhilippinesPhilippines 91 weeks of wages 2006
=20 South KoreaSouth Korea 91 weeks of wages 2006
26 IranIran 90.7 weeks of wages 2006
=27 PakistanPakistan 90 weeks of wages 2006
=27 BotswanaBotswana 90 weeks of wages 2006
=27 NepalNepal 90 weeks of wages 2006
30 MalaysiaMalaysia 88 weeks of wages 2006
31 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 87.6 weeks of wages 2006
=32 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 86.7 weeks of wages 2006
=32 VietnamVietnam 86.7 weeks of wages 2006
34 El SalvadorEl Salvador 85.7 weeks of wages 2006
35 MoroccoMorocco 85.1 weeks of wages 2006
36 MalawiMalawi 84.3 weeks of wages 2006
37 United Arab EmiratesUAE 83.6 weeks of wages 2006
38 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 80.1 weeks of wages 2006
39 SyriaSyria 79.8 weeks of wages 2006
Former British colonies averageFormer British colonies average (profile) 78.37 weeks of wages 2006
Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile) 76.14 weeks of wages 2006
40 MexicoMexico 74.3 weeks of wages 2006
failed states averagefailed states average (profile) 71.83 weeks of wages 2006
Sub-Saharan Africa averageSub-Saharan Africa average (profile) 71.55 weeks of wages 2006
=41 GreeceGreece 69.3 weeks of wages 2006
=41 GermanyGermany 69.3 weeks of wages 2006
=41 EritreaEritrea 69.3 weeks of wages 2006
44 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 67.1 weeks of wages 2006
Heavily indebted countries averageHeavily indebted countries average (profile) 66.74 weeks of wages 2006
45 AlbaniaAlbania 64.3 weeks of wages 2006
46 Hong KongHong Kong 62.1 weeks of wages 2006
47 JamaicaJamaica 60.5 weeks of wages 2006
48 Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ 60 weeks of wages 2006
South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile) 59.18 weeks of wages 2006
49 ColombiaColombia 58.6 weeks of wages 2006
50 AngolaAngola 58.5 weeks of wages 2006
51 DominicaDominica 57.7 weeks of wages 2006
=52 VanuatuVanuatu 56.3 weeks of wages 2006
=52 SpainSpain 56.3 weeks of wages 2006
=52 AustriaAustria 56.3 weeks of wages 2006
=52 DjiboutiDjibouti 56.3 weeks of wages 2006
=52 GuyanaGuyana 56.3 weeks of wages 2006
57 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 56 weeks of wages 2006
58 IndiaIndia 55.9 weeks of wages 2006
Muslim countries averageMuslim countries average (profile) 55.69 weeks of wages 2006
Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) 54.72 weeks of wages 2006
59 ThailandThailand 54.3 weeks of wages 2006
South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile) 54.19 weeks of wages 2006
60 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ 54 weeks of wages 2006
61 SwazilandSwaziland 53.2 weeks of wages 2006
Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) 53.15 weeks of wages 2006
OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile) 52.63 weeks of wages 2006
62 Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda 52.3 weeks of wages 2006
=63 PeruPeru 52 weeks of wages 2006
=63 ChileChile 52 weeks of wages 2006
65 BangladeshBangladesh 51 weeks of wages 2006
66 NigeriaNigeria 49.8 weeks of wages 2006
67 IrelandIreland 49 weeks of wages 2006
68 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 48.8 weeks of wages 2006
=69 VenezuelaVenezuela 47.3 weeks of wages 2006
=69 KenyaKenya 47.3 weeks of wages 2006
=71 LesothoLesotho 44.3 weeks of wages 2006
=71 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 44.3 weeks of wages 2006
73 PanamaPanama 44 weeks of wages 2006
Religious countries averageReligious countries average (profile) 43.56 weeks of wages 2006
=74 GabonGabon 43.3 weeks of wages 2006
=74 HondurasHonduras 43.3 weeks of wages 2006
76 KuwaitKuwait 42.7 weeks of wages 2006
Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile) 42.5 weeks of wages 2006
Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile) 42.3 weeks of wages 2006
77 Congo, Republic of theCongo, Republic of the 41.2 weeks of wages 2006
78 EthiopiaEthiopia 40.1 weeks of wages 2006
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) 39.75 weeks of wages 2006
79 SloveniaSlovenia 39.6 weeks of wages 2006
=80 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 39 weeks of wages 2006
=80 CambodiaCambodia 39 weeks of wages 2006
=80 CroatiaCroatia 39 weeks of wages 2006
83 SeychellesSeychelles 38.6 weeks of wages 2006
84 SenegalSenegal 37.9 weeks of wages 2006
85 BrazilBrazil 36.8 weeks of wages 2006
=86 BeninBenin 35.8 weeks of wages 2006
=86 TogoTogo 35.8 weeks of wages 2006
=86 ChadChad 35.8 weeks of wages 2006
89 Costa RicaCosta Rica 35.3 weeks of wages 2006
High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) 35.19 weeks of wages 2006
=90 MauritiusMauritius 34.7 weeks of wages 2006
=90 EstoniaEstonia 34.7 weeks of wages 2006
=92 East TimorEast Timor 34.5 weeks of wages 2006
=92 HungaryHungary 34.5 weeks of wages 2006
94 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 33.6 weeks of wages 2006
95 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 33.2 weeks of wages 2006
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) 33.09 weeks of wages 2006
96 CameroonCameroon 32.5 weeks of wages 2006
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) 32.18 weeks of wages 2006
97 TanzaniaTanzania 32 weeks of wages 2006
98 FranceFrance 31.8 weeks of wages 2006
=99 MauritaniaMauritania 31.4 weeks of wages 2006
=99 MaliMali 31.4 weeks of wages 2006
=99 NigerNiger 31.4 weeks of wages 2006
102 UruguayUruguay 31.2 weeks of wages 2006
103 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 30.8 weeks of wages 2006
=104 MadagascarMadagascar 30.3 weeks of wages 2006
=104 UzbekistanUzbekistan 30.3 weeks of wages 2006
=104 LithuaniaLithuania 30.3 weeks of wages 2006
107 MoldovaMoldova 28.8 weeks of wages 2006
108 GrenadaGrenada 28.7 weeks of wages 2006
=109 CanadaCanada 28 weeks of wages 2006
=109 FijiFiji 28 weeks of wages 2006
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 26.92 weeks of wages 2006
=111 FinlandFinland 26 weeks of wages 2006
=111 GuineaGuinea 26 weeks of wages 2006
=111 RwandaRwanda 26 weeks of wages 2006
=111 SurinameSuriname 26 weeks of wages 2006
=111 SwedenSweden 26 weeks of wages 2006
=111 HaitiHaiti 26 weeks of wages 2006
=111 BurundiBurundi 26 weeks of wages 2006
118 NamibiaNamibia 24.3 weeks of wages 2006
=119 BelizeBelize 24 weeks of wages 2006
=119 South AfricaSouth Africa 24 weeks of wages 2006
121 NicaraguaNicaragua 23.8 weeks of wages 2006
Eastern Europe averageEastern Europe average (profile) 22.93 weeks of wages 2006
122 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 22.1 weeks of wages 2006
=123 TajikistanTajikistan 21.7 weeks of wages 2006
=123 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 21.7 weeks of wages 2006
=123 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 21.7 weeks of wages 2006
=123 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 21.7 weeks of wages 2006
=123 BelarusBelarus 21.7 weeks of wages 2006
Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile) 20.01 weeks of wages 2006
128 LaosLaos 19.4 weeks of wages 2006
=129 NetherlandsNetherlands 17.3 weeks of wages 2006
=129 LebanonLebanon 17.3 weeks of wages 2006
=129 YemenYemen 17.3 weeks of wages 2006
=129 RussiaRussia 17.3 weeks of wages 2006
=129 LatviaLatvia 17.3 weeks of wages 2006
=129 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 17.3 weeks of wages 2006
=129 TunisiaTunisia 17.3 weeks of wages 2006
136 AlgeriaAlgeria 17 weeks of wages 2006
137 BelgiumBelgium 16 weeks of wages 2006
=138 SlovakiaSlovakia 13 weeks of wages 2006
=138 NorwayNorway 13 weeks of wages 2006
=138 ArmeniaArmenia 13 weeks of wages 2006
=138 UkraineUkraine 13 weeks of wages 2006
=138 UgandaUganda 13 weeks of wages 2006
=138 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 13 weeks of wages 2006
=138 IcelandIceland 13 weeks of wages 2006
=138 PolandPoland 13 weeks of wages 2006
146 DenmarkDenmark 10 weeks of wages 2006
=147 MaldivesMaldives 8.7 weeks of wages 2006
=147 The GambiaThe Gambia 8.7 weeks of wages 2006
=147 SamoaSamoa 8.7 weeks of wages 2006
=147 MongoliaMongolia 8.7 weeks of wages 2006
=147 BulgariaBulgaria 8.7 weeks of wages 2006
=147 KazakhstanKazakhstan 8.7 weeks of wages 2006
153 JapanJapan 8.6 weeks of wages 2006
=154 AfghanistanAfghanistan 4.3 weeks of wages 2006
=154 GeorgiaGeorgia 4.3 weeks of wages 2006
=154 JordanJordan 4.3 weeks of wages 2006
=154 OmanOman 4.3 weeks of wages 2006
=154 KiribatiKiribati 4.3 weeks of wages 2006
=159 AustraliaAustralia 4 weeks of wages 2006
=159 IraqIraq 4 weeks of wages 2006
=159 SingaporeSingapore 4 weeks of wages 2006
162 RomaniaRomania 3 weeks of wages 2006
163 ItalyItaly 1.7 weeks of wages 2006

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