Wage bill as a percentage of GDP in Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic: Wage bill as a percentage of GDP was 4.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
4.2%
Change on year
down 4.7%
World rank
168th
of 191 countries
All-time high
5.2%
in 2002
All-time low
3.2%
in 2004
Years of data
23
2000–2022

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

02462000201120222000: 4.62001: 52002: 5.22003: 4.22004: 3.22005: 3.52006: 3.52007: 3.32008: 3.62009: 3.92010: 3.62011: 3.62012: 3.72013: 42014: 4.32015: 4.82016: 4.32017: 4.42018: 4.52019: 4.52020: 4.82021: 4.42022: 4.2

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2022, wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Dominican Republic stood at 4.2%.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.7% on the previous year and up 13.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Dominican Republic peaked at 5.2% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 3.2%, in 2004.

Dominican Republic ranks 168th 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 Dominican Republic, year by year

Annual values for Wage bill as a percentage of GDP in Dominican Republic, 2000 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2000 4.6%
2001 5.0% +9.1%
2002 5.2% +3.8%
2003 4.2% -20.4%
2004 3.2% -23.3%
2005 3.5% +9.8%
2006 3.5% +0.4%
2007 3.3% -6.9%
2008 3.6% +9.4%
2009 3.9% +10.2%
2010 3.6% -7.7%
2011 3.6% -1.8%
2012 3.7% +2.9%
2013 4.0% +9.2%
2014 4.3% +8.1%
2015 4.8% +9.9%
2016 4.3% -9.3%
2017 4.4% +0.8%
2018 4.5% +2.1%
2019 4.5% +0.2%
2020 4.8% +8.5%
2021 4.4% -9.8%
2022 4.2% -4.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 4.0% 3.2% 5.2% 10
2010s 4.2% 3.6% 4.8% 10
2020s 4.5% 4.2% 4.8% 3

Countries ranked near Dominican Republic

  1. 165 Cameroon 4.3% compare
  2. 166 Angola 4.3% compare
  3. 167 Congo 4.2% compare
  4. 169 Guatemala 4.1% compare
  5. 170 Sri Lanka 4.0% compare
  6. 171 Kenya 4.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Dominican Republic?
Wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Dominican Republic was 4.2% in 2022, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage bill as a percentage of gdp recorded in Dominican Republic?
The highest recorded value was 5.2% in 2002.
What is the lowest wage bill as a percentage of gdp recorded in Dominican Republic?
The lowest recorded value was 3.2% in 2004.
How does Dominican Republic rank for wage bill as a percentage of gdp?
Dominican Republic ranks 168th out of 191 countries with data for 2022.
Is wage bill as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Dominican Republic 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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