Bangladesh vs India: Wage bill as a percentage of GDP

Bangladesh
1.6%
in 2022
India
1.0%
in 2022
Bangladesh rank
189th
India rank
191st

Wage bill as a percentage of GDP over time

  • Bangladesh
  • India
00.511.52200020112022

How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 1.6% against 1.0% in India, a difference of 0.6%.

That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.6 times India's.

Across all 23 years both countries report, Bangladesh has been ahead every year.

Bangladesh ranks 189th and India ranks 191st of 191 countries.

Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh India Difference Ahead
2000s 1.7% 1.2% 0.6% Bangladesh
2010s 1.8% 1.1% 0.7% Bangladesh
2020s 1.7% 1.0% 0.6% Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wage bill as a percentage of gdp, Bangladesh or India?
Bangladesh, at 1.6% against 1.0% in India as of 2022.
What is the difference in wage bill as a percentage of gdp between Bangladesh and India?
0.6%, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and India?
23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
How do Bangladesh and India rank globally for wage bill as a percentage of gdp?
Bangladesh ranks 189th and India ranks 191st 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