Wage bill as a percentage of GDP in Chad
Chad: Wage bill as a percentage of GDP was 6.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
6.5%
Change on year
down 7.6%
World rank
123rd
of 191 countries
All-time high
7.0%
in 2021
All-time low
2.9%
in 2005
Years of data
23
2000–2022
Wage bill as a percentage of GDP in Chad, 2000–2022
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Chad recorded 6.5% for wage bill as a percentage of gdp in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.6% on the previous year and up 45.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Chad peaked at 7.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.9%, in 2005.
That places Chad 123rd out of 191 countries with data for 2022, putting it 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 Chad, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.4% | — |
| 2001 | 4.0% | -8.4% |
| 2002 | 4.0% | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 4.1% | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 3.0% | -25.8% |
| 2005 | 2.9% | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 3.0% | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 3.7% | +21.3% |
| 2008 | 4.0% | +7.7% |
| 2009 | 4.6% | +15.3% |
| 2010 | 4.1% | -10.9% |
| 2011 | 4.4% | +6.9% |
| 2012 | 4.5% | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 5.2% | +16.2% |
| 2014 | 4.9% | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 5.7% | +15.6% |
| 2016 | 6.0% | +6.0% |
| 2017 | 6.4% | +6.5% |
| 2018 | 5.2% | -19.0% |
| 2019 | 5.6% | +7.2% |
| 2020 | 7.0% | +25.2% |
| 2021 | 7.0% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 6.5% | -7.6% |
Chad compared with similar countries
- Chad's 6.5% is above the median for low income countries, which is 5.9%, 1.1× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Chad's 6.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.6%, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.8% | 2.9% | 4.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.2% | 4.1% | 6.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.8% | 6.5% | 7.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Chad
More reference data data for Chad
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3078 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 13.52 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 14.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1797 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 14.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.5525 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 58.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 61.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.9785 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Chad?
- Wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Chad was 6.5% in 2022, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest wage bill as a percentage of gdp recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 7.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest wage bill as a percentage of gdp recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9% in 2005.
- How does Chad rank for wage bill as a percentage of gdp?
- Chad ranks 123rd out of 191 countries with data for 2022.
- Is wage bill as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chad 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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