Wage bill as a percentage of GDP in Comoros
Comoros: Wage bill as a percentage of GDP was 5.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Wage bill as a percentage of GDP in Comoros, 2000–2022
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2022, wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Comoros stood at 5.2%.
That represents a change of down 5.5% on the previous year and up 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Comoros peaked at 5.7% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 3.4%, in 2000.
Comoros ranks 150th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Wage bill as a percentage of GDP in Comoros, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.4% | — |
| 2001 | 4.7% | +39.3% |
| 2002 | 4.8% | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 4.8% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 5.1% | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 5.0% | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 4.9% | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 5.3% | +7.7% |
| 2008 | 5.1% | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 5.3% | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 5.5% | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 5.1% | -7.3% |
| 2012 | 4.7% | -7.7% |
| 2013 | 4.5% | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 5.0% | +12.0% |
| 2015 | 5.5% | +10.0% |
| 2016 | 5.7% | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 5.5% | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 5.4% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 5.4% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 5.2% | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 5.5% | +5.5% |
| 2022 | 5.2% | -5.5% |
Comoros compared with similar countries
- Comoros's 5.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.3%, 84% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Comoros's 5.2% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.6%, 93% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wage bill as a percentage of GDP in Comoros changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +39.3% | 3.4% | 4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.8% | 3.4% | 5.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.2% | 4.5% | 5.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.3% | 5.2% | 5.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Comoros
More reference data data for Comoros
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.002 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0385 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0444 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0039 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0444 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0068 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0026 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1837 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2155 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0211 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Comoros?
- Wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Comoros was 5.2% in 2022, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest wage bill as a percentage of gdp recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 5.7% in 2016.
- What is the lowest wage bill as a percentage of gdp recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4% in 2000.
- How does Comoros rank for wage bill as a percentage of gdp?
- Comoros ranks 150th out of 191 countries with data for 2022.
- Is wage bill as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Comoros 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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