Wage bill as a percentage of GDP in Albania

Albania: Wage bill as a percentage of GDP was 4.3% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
4.3%
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
163rd
of 190 countries
All-time high
7.3%
in 2001
All-time low
4.3%
in 2022
Years of data
23
2000–2022

Wage bill as a percentage of GDP in Albania, 2000–2022

024682000201120222000: 6.62001: 7.32002: 6.92003: 6.62004: 6.62005: 6.72006: 6.52007: 6.12008: 6.22009: 5.52010: 5.32011: 5.22012: 5.22013: 5.22014: 5.12015: 5.12016: 4.62017: 4.72018: 4.52019: 4.52020: 4.72021: 4.42022: 4.3

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Albania recorded 4.3% for wage bill as a percentage of gdp in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and down 17.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Albania peaked at 7.3% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 4.3%, in 2022.

Albania ranks 163rd of 190 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.

Wage bill as a percentage of GDP in Albania, year by year

Annual values for Wage bill as a percentage of GDP in Albania, 2000 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2000 6.6%
2001 7.3% +10.3%
2002 6.9% -6.1%
2003 6.6% -3.8%
2004 6.6% +0.6%
2005 6.7% +0.5%
2006 6.5% -2.7%
2007 6.1% -5.8%
2008 6.2% +0.8%
2009 5.5% -11.6%
2010 5.3% -2.7%
2011 5.2% -2.2%
2012 5.2% +0.5%
2013 5.2% +0.5%
2014 5.1% -2.4%
2015 5.1% -1.2%
2016 4.6% -9.2%
2017 4.7% +2.1%
2018 4.5% -4.0%
2019 4.5% +1.2%
2020 4.7% +2.8%
2021 4.4% -5.8%
2022 4.3% -1.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 6.5% 5.5% 7.3% 10
2010s 4.9% 4.5% 5.3% 10
2020s 4.5% 4.3% 4.7% 3

Countries ranked near Albania

  1. 160 Uruguay 4.5% compare
  2. 161 Tanzania, United Republic of 4.4% compare
  3. 162 Benin 4.4% compare
  4. 164 Cameroon 4.3% compare
  5. 165 Angola 4.3% compare
  6. 166 Congo 4.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Albania?
Wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Albania was 4.3% in 2022, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage bill as a percentage of gdp recorded in Albania?
The highest recorded value was 7.3% in 2001.
What is the lowest wage bill as a percentage of gdp recorded in Albania?
The lowest recorded value was 4.3% in 2022.
How does Albania rank for wage bill as a percentage of gdp?
Albania ranks 163rd out of 190 countries with data for 2022.
Is wage bill as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Albania?
Over the last ten years it is down 17.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Albania 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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Indicator
Wage bill as a percentage of GDP
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
190 places, 4,104 data points, 2000–2022
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