Wage bill as a percentage of GDP in Algeria

Algeria: Wage bill as a percentage of GDP was 10.9% in 2022. β–² Rising

Latest (2022)
10.9%
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
48th
of 190 countries
All-time high
12.7%
in 2015
All-time low
6.2%
in 2006
Years of data
23
2000–2022

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

0510152000201120222000: 72001: 7.72002: 7.72003: 7.62004: 7.32005: 6.52006: 6.22007: 6.72008: 7.52009: 8.82010: 9.92011: 11.92012: 12.22013: 10.82014: 11.32015: 12.72016: 12.72017: 11.72018: 10.62019: 11.12020: 12.42021: 10.72022: 10.9

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Algeria recorded 10.9% for wage bill as a percentage of gdp in 2022.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and down 10.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Algeria peaked at 12.7% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 6.2%, in 2006.

Algeria ranks 48th of 190 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 7.3% 6.2% 8.8% 10
2010s 11.5% 9.9% 12.7% 10
2020s 11.3% 10.7% 12.4% 3

Countries ranked near Algeria

  1. 45 Dominica 11.0% compare
  2. 46 Maldives 10.9% compare
  3. 47 Russian Federation 10.9% compare
  4. 49 Cape Verde 10.9% compare
  5. 50 Lithuania 10.9% compare
  6. 51 Seychelles 10.8% compare

See the full ranking of 190 places β†’

More reference data data for Algeria

All data for Algeria β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Algeria?
Wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Algeria was 10.9% in 2022, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage bill as a percentage of gdp recorded in Algeria?
The highest recorded value was 12.7% in 2015.
What is the lowest wage bill as a percentage of gdp recorded in Algeria?
The lowest recorded value was 6.2% in 2006.
How does Algeria rank for wage bill as a percentage of gdp?
Algeria ranks 48th out of 190 countries with data for 2022.
Is wage bill as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Algeria?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Algeria 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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