Wage bill as a percentage of GDP in Botswana
Botswana: Wage bill as a percentage of GDP was 13.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
13.9%
Change on year
down 8.4%
World rank
19th
of 191 countries
All-time high
16.8%
in 2020
All-time low
9.5%
in 2000
Years of data
23
2000–2022
Wage bill as a percentage of GDP in Botswana, 2000–2022
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Botswana is 13.9%, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.4% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Botswana peaked at 16.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 9.5%, in 2000.
Botswana ranks 19th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Wage bill as a percentage of GDP in Botswana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.5% | — |
| 2001 | 10.8% | +14.2% |
| 2002 | 11.6% | +7.0% |
| 2003 | 11.2% | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 12.4% | +10.6% |
| 2005 | 10.4% | -16.3% |
| 2006 | 10.0% | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 10.6% | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 11.9% | +12.5% |
| 2009 | 12.8% | +7.6% |
| 2010 | 13.9% | +8.5% |
| 2011 | 12.5% | -9.6% |
| 2012 | 13.7% | +9.3% |
| 2013 | 12.8% | -6.5% |
| 2014 | 11.9% | -6.6% |
| 2015 | 13.5% | +13.3% |
| 2016 | 11.7% | -13.6% |
| 2017 | 12.6% | +8.1% |
| 2018 | 12.7% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 14.6% | +15.0% |
| 2020 | 16.8% | +14.8% |
| 2021 | 15.1% | -9.8% |
| 2022 | 13.9% | -8.4% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 13.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8.4%, 1.6× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 13.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.6%, 2.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.1% | 9.5% | 12.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.0% | 11.7% | 14.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.3% | 13.9% | 16.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 16 Tonga 14.6% compare
- 17 Mozambique 14.5% compare
- 18 Denmark 14.4% compare
- 20 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 13.7% compare
- 21 Samoa 13.7% compare
- 22 Saudi Arabia 13.2% compare
More reference data data for Botswana
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0472 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.42 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0078 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.42 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0825 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 6.97 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0424 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Botswana?
- Wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Botswana was 13.9% in 2022, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest wage bill as a percentage of gdp recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 16.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest wage bill as a percentage of gdp recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.5% in 2000.
- How does Botswana rank for wage bill as a percentage of gdp?
- Botswana ranks 19th out of 191 countries with data for 2022.
- Is wage bill as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Botswana 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 23 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).