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 188 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

0510152000201120222000: 9.52001: 10.82002: 11.62003: 11.22004: 12.42005: 10.42006: 102007: 10.62008: 11.92009: 12.82010: 13.92011: 12.52012: 13.72013: 12.82014: 11.92015: 13.52016: 11.72017: 12.62018: 12.72019: 14.62020: 16.82021: 15.12022: 13.9

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 188 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 16 Tonga 14.6% compare
  2. 17 Mozambique 14.5% compare
  3. 18 Denmark 14.4% compare
  4. 20 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 13.7% compare
  5. 21 Samoa 13.7% compare
  6. 22 Saudi Arabia 13.2% compare

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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 188 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.

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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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