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

02.557.51012.52000201120222000: 9.52001: 8.82002: 8.32003: 8.32004: 8.42005: 8.22006: 8.22007: 8.32008: 8.52009: 9.42010: 9.32011: 9.52012: 9.72013: 102014: 10.22015: 10.32016: 10.52017: 10.52018: 10.62019: 10.82020: 12.52021: 11.82022: 12.1

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

Annual values for Wage bill as a percentage of GDP in El Salvador, 2000 to 2022.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 29 France 12.4% compare
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  3. 31 Belgium 12.3% compare
  4. 33 Malta 12.1% compare
  5. 34 Norway 12.0% compare
  6. 35 Solomon Islands 11.7% compare

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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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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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