Wage bill as a percentage of GDP in Ethiopia

Ethiopia: Wage bill as a percentage of GDP was 6.6% in 2022. β–² Rising

Latest (2022)
6.6%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
119th
of 190 countries
All-time high
6.9%
in 2015
All-time low
4.9%
in 2004
Years of data
23
2000–2022

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

02462000201120222000: 5.32001: 5.22002: 62003: 5.42004: 4.92005: 5.52006: 6.32007: 6.42008: 5.42009: 6.52010: 6.82011: 6.52012: 6.52013: 62014: 5.82015: 6.92016: 6.92017: 6.82018: 6.72019: 6.72020: 6.62021: 6.62022: 6.6

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Ethiopia recorded 6.6% for wage bill as a percentage of gdp in 2022.

That represents a change of up 1.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Ethiopia peaked at 6.9% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 4.9%, in 2004.

That places Ethiopia 119th out of 190 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 5.7% 4.9% 6.5% 10
2010s 6.6% 5.8% 6.9% 10
2020s 6.6% 6.6% 6.6% 3

Countries ranked near Ethiopia

  1. 116 Bulgaria 6.6% compare
  2. 117 Nicaragua 6.6% compare
  3. 118 Tajikistan 6.6% compare
  4. 120 Philippines 6.5% compare
  5. 121 Ghana 6.5% compare
  6. 122 Chad 6.5% compare

See the full ranking of 190 places β†’

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All data for Ethiopia β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Ethiopia?
Wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Ethiopia was 6.6% in 2022, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage bill as a percentage of gdp recorded in Ethiopia?
The highest recorded value was 6.9% in 2015.
What is the lowest wage bill as a percentage of gdp recorded in Ethiopia?
The lowest recorded value was 4.9% in 2004.
How does Ethiopia rank for wage bill as a percentage of gdp?
Ethiopia ranks 119th out of 190 countries with data for 2022.
Is wage bill as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Ethiopia?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ethiopia 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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