Somalia vs Yemen: Wage bill as a percentage of GDP

Somalia
3.1%
in 2022
Yemen
3.4%
in 2022
Somalia rank
182nd
Yemen rank
179th

Wage bill as a percentage of GDP over time

  • Somalia
  • Yemen
02.557.510200020112022

How they compare

Yemen currently reports 3.4% against 3.1% in Somalia, a difference of 0.3%.

That makes Yemen's figure about 1.1 times Somalia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2013 it was Yemen ahead.

Somalia ranks 182nd and Yemen ranks 179th of 191 countries.

Yemen has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Somalia Yemen Difference Ahead
2010s 1.7% 8.2% 6.5% Yemen
2020s 3.2% 3.7% 0.5% Yemen

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wage bill as a percentage of gdp, Somalia or Yemen?
Yemen, at 3.4% against 3.1% in Somalia as of 2022.
What is the difference in wage bill as a percentage of gdp between Somalia and Yemen?
0.3%, with Yemen ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Yemen?
10 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2022.
How do Somalia and Yemen rank globally for wage bill as a percentage of gdp?
Somalia ranks 182nd and Yemen ranks 179th 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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About this data

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