Wage bill as a percentage of GDP in Belize
Belize: Wage bill as a percentage of GDP was 8.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
8.4%
Change on year
down 4.5%
World rank
89th
of 188 countries
All-time high
11.4%
in 2020
All-time low
7.0%
in 2002
Years of data
23
2000–2022
Wage bill as a percentage of GDP in Belize, 2000–2022
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Belize recorded 8.4% for wage bill as a percentage of gdp in 2022.
That represents a change of down 4.5% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Belize peaked at 11.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 7.0%, in 2002.
That places Belize 89th out of 188 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.3% | 7.0% | 8.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.5% | 7.4% | 9.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.6% | 8.4% | 11.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Belize
More reference data data for Belize
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0813 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0337 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 5.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Manure Management 0.2516 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0.0031 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 5.95 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural Soil 99.47 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0206 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.399 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1856 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Belize?
- Wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Belize was 8.4% in 2022, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest wage bill as a percentage of gdp recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 11.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest wage bill as a percentage of gdp recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.0% in 2002.
- How does Belize rank for wage bill as a percentage of gdp?
- Belize ranks 89th out of 188 countries with data for 2022.
- Is wage bill as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belize 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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