Wage bill as a percentage of GDP in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Wage bill as a percentage of GDP was 12.7% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
12.7%
Change on year
down 5.2%
World rank
25th
of 191 countries
All-time high
13.8%
in 2018
All-time low
6.3%
in 2003
Years of data
18
2003–2020
Wage bill as a percentage of GDP in Afghanistan, 2003–2020
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 12.7% for wage bill as a percentage of gdp in 2020.
That represents a change of down 5.2% on the previous year and up 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Afghanistan peaked at 13.8% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 6.3%, in 2003.
That places Afghanistan 25th out of 191 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Wage bill as a percentage of GDP in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 6.3% | — |
| 2004 | 7.3% | +15.2% |
| 2005 | 6.6% | -9.2% |
| 2006 | 7.1% | +7.0% |
| 2007 | 7.4% | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 8.2% | +12.0% |
| 2009 | 9.4% | +14.4% |
| 2010 | 11.3% | +19.7% |
| 2011 | 12.5% | +10.9% |
| 2012 | 12.9% | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 12.5% | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 12.7% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 12.4% | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 13.5% | +8.4% |
| 2017 | 13.6% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 13.8% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 13.4% | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 12.7% | -5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.5% | 6.3% | 9.4% | 7 |
| 2010s | 12.9% | 11.3% | 13.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.7% | 12.7% | 12.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 22 Saudi Arabia 13.2% compare
- 23 Timor-Leste 13.2% compare
- 24 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 13.0% compare
- 26 Cyprus 12.6% compare
- 27 Finland 12.6% compare
- 28 Sweden 12.4% compare
More reference data data for Afghanistan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.8991 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4362 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 6.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.847 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 18.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 26.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.38 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Afghanistan?
- Wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Afghanistan was 12.7% in 2020, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest wage bill as a percentage of gdp recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 13.8% in 2018.
- What is the lowest wage bill as a percentage of gdp recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.3% in 2003.
- How does Afghanistan rank for wage bill as a percentage of gdp?
- Afghanistan ranks 25th out of 191 countries with data for 2020.
- Is wage bill as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Wage bill as a percentage of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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