Wage bill as a percentage of GDP in Bolivia

Bolivia: Wage bill as a percentage of GDP was 13.0% in 2022. β–² Rising

Latest (2022)
13.0%
Change on year
down 2.7%
World rank
24th
of 190 countries
All-time high
14.5%
in 2020
All-time low
7.9%
in 2006
Years of data
23
2000–2022

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

0510152000201120222000: 9.22001: 9.82002: 9.32003: 9.42004: 92005: 8.62006: 7.92007: 9.22008: 8.72009: 10.22010: 9.52011: 9.32012: 92013: 9.12014: 10.42015: 12.62016: 11.22017: 11.72018: 12.62019: 12.42020: 14.52021: 13.42022: 13

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Bolivia recorded 13.0% for wage bill as a percentage of gdp in 2022.

The figure is down 2.7% on the previous year and up 45.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Bolivia peaked at 14.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 7.9%, in 2006.

Bolivia ranks 24th 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 9.1% 7.9% 10.2% 10
2010s 10.8% 9.0% 12.6% 10
2020s 13.6% 13.0% 14.5% 3

Countries ranked near Bolivia

  1. 21 Samoa 13.7% compare
  2. 22 Saudi Arabia 13.2% compare
  3. 23 Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of 13.2% compare
  4. 25 Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of 12.7% compare
  5. 26 Cyprus 12.6% compare
  6. 27 Finland 12.6% compare

See the full ranking of 190 places β†’

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All data for Bolivia β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Bolivia?
Wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Bolivia was 13.0% in 2022, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage bill as a percentage of gdp recorded in Bolivia?
The highest recorded value was 14.5% in 2020.
What is the lowest wage bill as a percentage of gdp recorded in Bolivia?
The lowest recorded value was 7.9% in 2006.
How does Bolivia rank for wage bill as a percentage of gdp?
Bolivia ranks 24th out of 190 countries with data for 2022.
Is wage bill as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Bolivia?
Over the last ten years it is up 45.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bolivia 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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