Wage bill as a percentage of GDP in Angola

Angola: Wage bill as a percentage of GDP was 4.3% in 2022. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2022)
4.3%
Change on year
down 2.5%
World rank
165th
of 190 countries
All-time high
11.9%
in 2009
All-time low
4.3%
in 2022
Years of data
23
2000–2022

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

02.557.51012.52000201120222000: 4.72001: 6.62002: 82003: 9.72004: 8.72005: 7.72006: 7.42007: 7.32008: 8.22009: 11.92010: 9.32011: 8.42012: 8.42013: 8.82014: 9.22015: 102016: 8.42017: 7.42018: 62019: 6.52020: 6.22021: 4.42022: 4.3

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Angola is 4.3%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.

That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and down 49.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Angola peaked at 11.9% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 4.3%, in 2022.

Angola ranks 165th 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 8.0% 4.7% 11.9% 10
2010s 8.2% 6.0% 10.0% 10
2020s 5.0% 4.3% 6.2% 3

Countries ranked near Angola

  1. 162 Benin 4.4% compare
  2. 163 Albania 4.3% compare
  3. 164 Cameroon 4.3% compare
  4. 166 Congo 4.2% compare
  5. 167 Dominican Republic 4.2% compare
  6. 168 Guatemala 4.1% compare

See the full ranking of 190 places β†’

More reference data data for Angola

All data for Angola β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Angola?
Wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Angola was 4.3% in 2022, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage bill as a percentage of gdp recorded in Angola?
The highest recorded value was 11.9% in 2009.
What is the lowest wage bill as a percentage of gdp recorded in Angola?
The lowest recorded value was 4.3% in 2022.
How does Angola rank for wage bill as a percentage of gdp?
Angola ranks 165th out of 190 countries with data for 2022.
Is wage bill as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Angola?
Over the last ten years it is down 49.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Angola 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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