Wage bill as a percentage of GDP in Dominica

Dominica: Wage bill as a percentage of GDP was 11.0% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
11.0%
Change on year
down 10.1%
World rank
45th
of 190 countries
All-time high
12.9%
in 2000
All-time low
9.6%
in 2009
Years of data
23
2000–2022

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

0510152000201120222000: 12.92001: 12.72002: 12.92003: 11.82004: 10.82005: 11.32006: 10.82007: 10.32008: 102009: 9.62010: 10.12011: 102012: 11.22013: 10.72014: 11.32015: 10.52016: 9.92017: 12.92018: 10.52019: 9.72020: 12.12021: 12.22022: 11

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Dominica is 11.0%, measured in 2022.

The figure is down 10.1% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Dominica peaked at 12.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 9.6%, in 2009.

Dominica ranks 45th of 190 countries on this measure, 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 Dominica, year by year

Annual values for Wage bill as a percentage of GDP in Dominica, 2000 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2000 12.9%
2001 12.7% -1.7%
2002 12.9% +1.8%
2003 11.8% -8.3%
2004 10.8% -8.7%
2005 11.3% +4.5%
2006 10.8% -4.7%
2007 10.3% -3.9%
2008 10.0% -3.4%
2009 9.6% -4.3%
2010 10.1% +5.9%
2011 10.0% -1.1%
2012 11.2% +11.7%
2013 10.7% -4.0%
2014 11.3% +5.7%
2015 10.5% -7.7%
2016 9.9% -5.5%
2017 12.9% +30.3%
2018 10.5% -18.4%
2019 9.7% -7.6%
2020 12.1% +24.3%
2021 12.2% +0.9%
2022 11.0% -10.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 11.3% 9.6% 12.9% 10
2010s 10.7% 9.7% 12.9% 10
2020s 11.7% 11.0% 12.2% 3

Countries ranked near Dominica

  1. 42 Macau, China 11.4% compare
  2. 43 Eswatini 11.3% compare
  3. 44 Honduras 11.1% compare
  4. 46 Maldives 10.9% compare
  5. 47 Russia 10.9% compare
  6. 48 Algeria 10.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Dominica?
Wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Dominica was 11.0% in 2022, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage bill as a percentage of gdp recorded in Dominica?
The highest recorded value was 12.9% in 2000.
What is the lowest wage bill as a percentage of gdp recorded in Dominica?
The lowest recorded value was 9.6% in 2009.
How does Dominica rank for wage bill as a percentage of gdp?
Dominica ranks 45th out of 190 countries with data for 2022.
Is wage bill as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Dominica?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Dominica 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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