Bangladesh vs Nigeria: Wage bill as a percentage of GDP

Bangladesh
1.6%
in 2022
Nigeria
1.7%
in 2022
Bangladesh rank
189th
Nigeria rank
188th

Wage bill as a percentage of GDP over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Nigeria
0123200020112022

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 1.7% against 1.6% in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Bangladesh's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Nigeria ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 189th and Nigeria ranks 188th of 191 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Nigeria Difference Ahead
2000s 1.7% 2.2% 0.5% Nigeria
2010s 1.8% 2.0% 0.2% Nigeria
2020s 1.7% 1.8% 0.1% Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wage bill as a percentage of gdp, Bangladesh or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 1.7% against 1.6% in Bangladesh as of 2022.
What is the difference in wage bill as a percentage of gdp between Bangladesh and Nigeria?
0.1%, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Nigeria?
21 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2022.
How do Bangladesh and Nigeria rank globally for wage bill as a percentage of gdp?
Bangladesh ranks 189th and Nigeria ranks 188th 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