Bangladesh vs Equatorial Guinea: Wage bill as a percentage of GDP

Bangladesh
1.6%
in 2022
Equatorial Guinea
2.1%
in 2022
Bangladesh rank
189th
Equatorial Guinea rank
187th

Wage bill as a percentage of GDP over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Equatorial Guinea
123200020112022

How they compare

Equatorial Guinea currently reports 2.1% against 1.6% in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.5%.

That makes Equatorial Guinea's figure about 1.3 times Bangladesh's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Bangladesh ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 189th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 187th of 191 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 2 and Equatorial Guinea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Equatorial Guinea Difference Ahead
2000s 1.7% 1.1% 0.6% Bangladesh
2010s 1.8% 1.6% 0.2% Bangladesh
2020s 1.7% 2.8% 1.1% Equatorial Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wage bill as a percentage of gdp, Bangladesh or Equatorial Guinea?
Equatorial Guinea, at 2.1% against 1.6% in Bangladesh as of 2022.
What is the difference in wage bill as a percentage of gdp between Bangladesh and Equatorial Guinea?
0.5%, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Equatorial Guinea?
23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
How do Bangladesh and Equatorial Guinea rank globally for wage bill as a percentage of gdp?
Bangladesh ranks 189th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 187th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Wage bill as a percentage of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Wage bill as a percentage of GDP
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 4,127 data points, 2000–2022
Last refreshed