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
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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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More reference data data for Egypt
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2851 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 16.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 16.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.956 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.4622 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 25.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 71.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 6.55 (2050)
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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