Wage bill as a percentage of GDP in Greece
Greece: Wage bill as a percentage of GDP was 11.6% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
11.6%
Change on year
down 6.1%
World rank
39th
of 188 countries
All-time high
13.5%
in 2020
All-time low
10.5%
in 2001
Years of data
23
2000–2022
Wage bill as a percentage of GDP in Greece, 2000–2022
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Greece recorded 11.6% for wage bill as a percentage of gdp in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.1% on the previous year and down 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Greece peaked at 13.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 10.5%, in 2001.
That places Greece 39th out of 188 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.3% | 10.5% | 13.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.4% | 12.0% | 13.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.5% | 11.6% | 13.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More reference data data for Greece
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4067 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2183 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.7298 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 11.6 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.19 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Greece?
- Wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Greece was 11.6% in 2022, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest wage bill as a percentage of gdp recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 13.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest wage bill as a percentage of gdp recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.5% in 2001.
- How does Greece rank for wage bill as a percentage of gdp?
- Greece ranks 39th out of 188 countries with data for 2022.
- Is wage bill as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece 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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