Wage bill as a percentage of GDP in Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso: Wage bill as a percentage of GDP was 8.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
8.9%
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
84th
of 191 countries
All-time high
9.0%
in 2019
All-time low
4.1%
in 2003
Years of data
23
2000–2022

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

02468102000201120222000: 4.22001: 4.22002: 4.12003: 4.12004: 4.12005: 4.42006: 4.72007: 5.12008: 4.72009: 5.12010: 4.92011: 4.92012: 5.22013: 5.42014: 6.42015: 6.72016: 7.32017: 7.52018: 7.92019: 92020: 92021: 92022: 8.9

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Burkina Faso is 8.9%, measured in 2022.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 72.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Burkina Faso peaked at 9.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 4.1%, in 2003.

Burkina Faso ranks 84th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Wage bill as a percentage of GDP in Burkina Faso, year by year

Annual values for Wage bill as a percentage of GDP in Burkina Faso, 2000 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2000 4.2%
2001 4.2% -0.1%
2002 4.1% -2.5%
2003 4.1% -0.1%
2004 4.1% +1.1%
2005 4.4% +5.4%
2006 4.7% +7.2%
2007 5.1% +9.9%
2008 4.7% -8.2%
2009 5.1% +9.0%
2010 4.9% -4.4%
2011 4.9% +0.6%
2012 5.2% +4.8%
2013 5.4% +3.3%
2014 6.4% +18.6%
2015 6.7% +5.4%
2016 7.3% +8.9%
2017 7.5% +3.5%
2018 7.9% +4.8%
2019 9.0% +14.0%
2020 9.0% -0.3%
2021 9.0% -0.1%
2022 8.9% -0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 4.5% 4.1% 5.1% 10
2010s 6.5% 4.9% 9.0% 10
2020s 9.0% 8.9% 9.0% 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Burkina Faso?
Wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Burkina Faso was 8.9% in 2022, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage bill as a percentage of gdp recorded in Burkina Faso?
The highest recorded value was 9.0% in 2019.
What is the lowest wage bill as a percentage of gdp recorded in Burkina Faso?
The lowest recorded value was 4.1% in 2003.
How does Burkina Faso rank for wage bill as a percentage of gdp?
Burkina Faso ranks 84th out of 191 countries with data for 2022.
Is wage bill as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
Over the last ten years it is up 72.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Burkina Faso 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
191 places, 4,127 data points, 2000–2022
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