Wage bill as a percentage of GDP in Fiji

Fiji: Wage bill as a percentage of GDP was 9.0% in 2022. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2022)
9.0%
Change on year
down 13.6%
World rank
82nd
of 190 countries
All-time high
11.0%
in 2000
All-time low
7.4%
in 2013
Years of data
23
2000–2022

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

02.557.5102000201120222000: 112001: 10.82002: 10.72003: 10.52004: 10.12005: 9.52006: 10.92007: 9.82008: 9.32009: 9.82010: 8.62011: 7.82012: 7.82013: 7.42014: 8.32015: 8.42016: 8.12017: 82018: 8.62019: 8.52020: 9.92021: 10.42022: 9

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Fiji recorded 9.0% for wage bill as a percentage of gdp in 2022.

The figure is down 13.6% on the previous year and up 15.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Fiji peaked at 11.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 7.4%, in 2013.

That places Fiji 82nd out of 190 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 10.2% 9.3% 11.0% 10
2010s 8.2% 7.4% 8.6% 10
2020s 9.7% 9.0% 10.4% 3

Countries ranked near Fiji

  1. 79 Israel 9.1% compare
  2. 80 Grenada 9.0% compare
  3. 81 Antigua and Barbuda 9.0% compare
  4. 83 Bahrain 8.9% compare
  5. 84 Burkina Faso 8.9% compare
  6. 85 Viet Nam 8.9% compare

See the full ranking of 190 places β†’

More reference data data for Fiji

All data for Fiji β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Fiji?
Wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Fiji was 9.0% in 2022, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage bill as a percentage of gdp recorded in Fiji?
The highest recorded value was 11.0% in 2000.
What is the lowest wage bill as a percentage of gdp recorded in Fiji?
The lowest recorded value was 7.4% in 2013.
How does Fiji rank for wage bill as a percentage of gdp?
Fiji ranks 82nd out of 190 countries with data for 2022.
Is wage bill as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Fiji?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Fiji 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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