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 191 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 191 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.

Wage bill as a percentage of GDP in Cyprus, year by year

Annual values for Wage bill as a percentage of GDP in Cyprus, 2000 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2000 12.8% —
2001 12.4% -2.8%
2002 12.9% +3.6%
2003 14.1% +9.8%
2004 13.7% -3.1%
2005 13.7% +0.0%
2006 13.7% +0.1%
2007 13.3% -3.3%
2008 13.2% -0.7%
2009 14.6% +11.0%
2010 14.2% -2.5%
2011 14.6% +2.2%
2012 14.6% +0.5%
2013 14.4% -1.5%
2014 13.4% -7.0%
2015 12.7% -4.9%
2016 12.0% -6.0%
2017 11.7% -2.6%
2018 11.5% -1.6%
2019 11.9% +3.5%
2020 13.4% +12.8%
2021 12.8% -4.4%
2022 12.6% -1.6%

Cyprus compared with similar countries

  • Cyprus's 12.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 10.0%, 1.3× the median. (64 countries reporting)
  • Cyprus's 12.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10.0%, 1.3× the median. (50 countries reporting)

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

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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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 191 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
191 places, 4,127 data points, 2000–2022
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