Jordan vs Mauritania: Wage bill as a percentage of GDP

Jordan
5.5%
in 2022
Mauritania
5.6%
in 2022
Jordan rank
143rd
Mauritania rank
141st

Wage bill as a percentage of GDP over time

  • Jordan
  • Mauritania
0246200020112022

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 5.6% against 5.5% in Jordan, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Jordan ahead.

Jordan ranks 143rd and Mauritania ranks 141st of 191 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Jordan averaged higher in 2 and Mauritania in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Jordan Mauritania Difference Ahead
2000s 4.8% 4.7% 0.2% Jordan
2010s 4.8% 5.2% 0.4% Mauritania
2020s 5.5% 5.4% 0.1% Jordan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wage bill as a percentage of gdp, Jordan or Mauritania?
Mauritania, at 5.6% against 5.5% in Jordan as of 2022.
What is the difference in wage bill as a percentage of gdp between Jordan and Mauritania?
0.1%, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Mauritania?
19 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2022.
How do Jordan and Mauritania rank globally for wage bill as a percentage of gdp?
Jordan ranks 143rd and Mauritania ranks 141st 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