Wage bill as a percentage of GDP in Benin
Benin: Wage bill as a percentage of GDP was 4.4% in 2022. β² Rising
Latest (2022)
4.4%
Change on year
up 4.8%
World rank
162nd
of 190 countries
All-time high
5.1%
in 2015
All-time low
3.0%
in 2000
Years of data
23
2000β2022
Wage bill as a percentage of GDP in Benin, 2000β2022
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Benin recorded 4.4% for wage bill as a percentage of gdp in 2022.
That represents a change of up 4.8% on the previous year and down 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Benin peaked at 5.1% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 2000.
Benin ranks 162nd of 190 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.6% | 3.0% | 4.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.8% | 4.4% | 5.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.4% | 4.2% | 4.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Benin
More reference data data for Benin
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1979 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.67 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1562 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6635 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.5244 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.8505 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Benin?
- Wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Benin was 4.4% in 2022, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest wage bill as a percentage of gdp recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 5.1% in 2015.
- What is the lowest wage bill as a percentage of gdp recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 2000.
- How does Benin rank for wage bill as a percentage of gdp?
- Benin ranks 162nd out of 190 countries with data for 2022.
- Is wage bill as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin 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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