Wage bill as a percentage of GDP in Gambia

Gambia: Wage bill as a percentage of GDP was 4.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
4.8%
Change on year
up 9.1%
World rank
157th
of 191 countries
All-time high
4.8%
in 2022
All-time low
1.8%
in 2004
Years of data
23
2000–2022

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

0123452000201120222000: 2.62001: 2.22002: 2.22003: 1.92004: 1.82005: 1.92006: 2.22007: 2.12008: 2.82009: 3.12010: 3.52011: 4.12012: 42013: 3.82014: 3.72015: 3.12016: 3.32017: 3.12018: 3.82019: 4.42020: 4.32021: 4.42022: 4.8

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2022, wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Gambia stood at 4.8%. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

The figure is up 9.1% on the previous year and up 19.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Gambia peaked at 4.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 2004.

That places Gambia 157th out of 191 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Wage bill as a percentage of GDP in Gambia, year by year

Annual values for Wage bill as a percentage of GDP in Gambia, 2000 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2000 2.6%
2001 2.2% -17.7%
2002 2.2% +2.9%
2003 1.9% -15.9%
2004 1.8% -4.8%
2005 1.9% +5.3%
2006 2.2% +16.9%
2007 2.1% -3.1%
2008 2.8% +32.7%
2009 3.1% +8.7%
2010 3.5% +13.7%
2011 4.1% +16.3%
2012 4.0% -1.9%
2013 3.8% -5.0%
2014 3.7% -2.0%
2015 3.1% -16.3%
2016 3.3% +5.5%
2017 3.1% -4.5%
2018 3.8% +21.0%
2019 4.4% +14.6%
2020 4.3% -0.4%
2021 4.4% +0.9%
2022 4.8% +9.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 2.3% 1.8% 3.1% 10
2010s 3.7% 3.1% 4.4% 10
2020s 4.5% 4.3% 4.8% 3

Countries ranked near Gambia

  1. 154 Gabon 5.0% compare
  2. 155 Côte d'Ivoire 4.8% compare
  3. 156 Mexico 4.8% compare
  4. 158 Trinidad and Tobago 4.7% compare
  5. 159 Egypt 4.7% compare
  6. 160 Hong Kong, China 4.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Gambia?
Wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Gambia was 4.8% in 2022, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage bill as a percentage of gdp recorded in Gambia?
The highest recorded value was 4.8% in 2022.
What is the lowest wage bill as a percentage of gdp recorded in Gambia?
The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 2004.
How does Gambia rank for wage bill as a percentage of gdp?
Gambia ranks 157th out of 191 countries with data for 2022.
Is wage bill as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Gambia?
Over the last ten years it is up 19.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Gambia 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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