Wage bill as a percentage of GDP in Burundi

Burundi: Wage bill as a percentage of GDP was 7.8% in 2022. β–² Rising

Latest (2022)
7.8%
Change on year
up 6.5%
World rank
105th
of 190 countries
All-time high
9.2%
in 2011
All-time low
5.4%
in 2000
Years of data
23
2000–2022

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

02468102000201120222000: 5.42001: 5.52002: 62003: 6.32004: 5.82005: 62006: 7.22007: 7.82008: 8.32009: 8.82010: 8.62011: 9.22012: 8.42013: 7.82014: 7.52015: 6.82016: 7.32017: 72018: 7.62019: 7.92020: 8.12021: 7.32022: 7.8

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Burundi is 7.8%, measured in 2022.

That represents a change of up 6.5% on the previous year and down 7.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Burundi peaked at 9.2% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 5.4%, in 2000.

Burundi ranks 105th of 190 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 6.7% 5.4% 8.8% 10
2010s 7.8% 6.8% 9.2% 10
2020s 7.7% 7.3% 8.1% 3

Countries ranked near Burundi

  1. 102 Mali 7.9% compare
  2. 103 Sierra Leone 7.9% compare
  3. 104 Republic of Moldova 7.8% compare
  4. 106 United Arab Emirates 7.6% compare
  5. 107 Liberia 7.5% compare
  6. 108 Panama 7.5% compare

See the full ranking of 190 places β†’

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All data for Burundi β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Burundi?
Wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Burundi was 7.8% in 2022, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage bill as a percentage of gdp recorded in Burundi?
The highest recorded value was 9.2% in 2011.
What is the lowest wage bill as a percentage of gdp recorded in Burundi?
The lowest recorded value was 5.4% in 2000.
How does Burundi rank for wage bill as a percentage of gdp?
Burundi ranks 105th out of 190 countries with data for 2022.
Is wage bill as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Burundi?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Burundi 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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