Wage bill as a percentage of GDP in Cyprus

Cyprus: Wage bill as a percentage of GDP was 12.6% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
12.6%
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
26th
of 188 countries
All-time high
14.6%
in 2012
All-time low
11.5%
in 2018
Years of data
23
2000–2022

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

0510152000201120222000: 12.82001: 12.42002: 12.92003: 14.12004: 13.72005: 13.72006: 13.72007: 13.32008: 13.22009: 14.62010: 14.22011: 14.62012: 14.62013: 14.42014: 13.42015: 12.72016: 122017: 11.72018: 11.52019: 11.92020: 13.42021: 12.82022: 12.6

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2022, wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Cyprus stood at 12.6%.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 13.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Cyprus peaked at 14.6% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 11.5%, in 2018.

That places Cyprus 26th out of 188 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 13.4% 12.4% 14.6% 10
2010s 13.1% 11.5% 14.6% 10
2020s 12.9% 12.6% 13.4% 3

Countries ranked near Cyprus

  1. 23 East Timor 13.2% compare
  2. 24 Bolivia 13.0% compare
  3. 25 Afghanistan 12.7% compare
  4. 27 Finland 12.6% compare
  5. 28 Sweden 12.4% compare
  6. 29 France 12.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Cyprus?
Wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Cyprus was 12.6% in 2022, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage bill as a percentage of gdp recorded in Cyprus?
The highest recorded value was 14.6% in 2012.
What is the lowest wage bill as a percentage of gdp recorded in Cyprus?
The lowest recorded value was 11.5% in 2018.
How does Cyprus rank for wage bill as a percentage of gdp?
Cyprus ranks 26th out of 188 countries with data for 2022.
Is wage bill as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Cyprus?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Cyprus 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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