Wage bill as a percentage of GDP in Egypt

Egypt: Wage bill as a percentage of GDP was 4.7% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
4.7%
Change on year
down 3.3%
World rank
158th
of 190 countries
All-time high
8.4%
in 2014
All-time low
4.7%
in 2022
Years of data
21
2002–2022

Wage bill as a percentage of GDP in Egypt, 2002–2022

024682002201220222002: 7.72003: 7.82004: 7.42005: 7.42006: 7.32007: 6.72008: 6.72009: 72010: 6.82011: 6.82012: 7.42013: 7.82014: 8.42015: 82016: 7.72017: 6.22018: 5.12019: 4.82020: 4.72021: 4.82022: 4.7

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2022, wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Egypt stood at 4.7%. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.

The figure is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 37.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Egypt peaked at 8.4% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 4.7%, in 2022.

That places Egypt 158th out of 190 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Wage bill as a percentage of GDP in Egypt, 2002 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2002 7.7%
2003 7.8% +0.6%
2004 7.4% -5.2%
2005 7.4% +0.6%
2006 7.3% -1.9%
2007 6.7% -7.4%
2008 6.7% +0.2%
2009 7.0% +4.1%
2010 6.8% -3.1%
2011 6.8% -0.6%
2012 7.4% +9.8%
2013 7.8% +4.9%
2014 8.4% +7.5%
2015 8.0% -4.4%
2016 7.7% -4.2%
2017 6.2% -18.9%
2018 5.1% -17.7%
2019 4.8% -6.4%
2020 4.7% -1.3%
2021 4.8% +2.1%
2022 4.7% -3.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 7.3% 6.7% 7.8% 8
2010s 6.9% 4.8% 8.4% 10
2020s 4.7% 4.7% 4.8% 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Egypt?
Wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Egypt was 4.7% in 2022, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage bill as a percentage of gdp recorded in Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 8.4% in 2014.
What is the lowest wage bill as a percentage of gdp recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 4.7% in 2022.
How does Egypt rank for wage bill as a percentage of gdp?
Egypt ranks 158th out of 190 countries with data for 2022.
Is wage bill as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is down 37.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Egypt 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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