Wage bill as a percentage of GDP in El Salvador
El Salvador: Wage bill as a percentage of GDP was 12.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
12.1%
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
32nd
of 191 countries
All-time high
12.5%
in 2020
All-time low
8.2%
in 2005
Years of data
23
2000–2022
Wage bill as a percentage of GDP in El Salvador, 2000–2022
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2022, wage bill as a percentage of gdp in El Salvador stood at 12.1%.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 24.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage bill as a percentage of gdp in El Salvador peaked at 12.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 8.2%, in 2005.
El Salvador ranks 32nd of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Wage bill as a percentage of GDP in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.5% | — |
| 2001 | 8.8% | -6.6% |
| 2002 | 8.3% | -5.6% |
| 2003 | 8.3% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 8.4% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 8.2% | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 8.2% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 8.3% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 8.5% | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 9.4% | +10.9% |
| 2010 | 9.3% | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 9.5% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 9.7% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 10.0% | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 10.2% | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 10.3% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 10.5% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 10.5% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 10.6% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 10.8% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 12.5% | +15.6% |
| 2021 | 11.8% | -5.7% |
| 2022 | 12.1% | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.6% | 8.2% | 9.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.1% | 9.3% | 10.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.1% | 11.8% | 12.5% | 3 |
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More reference data data for El Salvador
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2714 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6267 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0909 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.3176 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 8.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4948 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wage bill as a percentage of gdp in El Salvador?
- Wage bill as a percentage of gdp in El Salvador was 12.1% in 2022, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest wage bill as a percentage of gdp recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 12.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest wage bill as a percentage of gdp recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.2% in 2005.
- How does El Salvador rank for wage bill as a percentage of gdp?
- El Salvador ranks 32nd out of 191 countries with data for 2022.
- Is wage bill as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador 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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