Wage bill as a percentage of GDP in Guyana

Guyana: Wage bill as a percentage of GDP was 2.9% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
2.9%
Change on year
down 39.9%
World rank
180th
of 188 countries
All-time high
6.4%
in 2019
All-time low
2.9%
in 2022
Years of data
23
2000–2022

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

02462000201120222000: 5.22001: 5.32002: 5.52003: 5.92004: 5.32005: 5.42006: 5.32007: 4.92008: 4.72009: 4.92010: 4.82011: 4.62012: 4.22013: 4.52014: 52015: 5.12016: 5.32017: 5.62018: 62019: 6.42020: 6.32021: 4.82022: 2.9

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2022, wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Guyana stood at 2.9%. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.

The figure is down 39.9% on the previous year and down 30.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Guyana peaked at 6.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2.9%, in 2022.

Guyana ranks 180th of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 5.2% 4.7% 5.9% 10
2010s 5.1% 4.2% 6.4% 10
2020s 4.7% 2.9% 6.3% 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Guyana?
Wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Guyana was 2.9% in 2022, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage bill as a percentage of gdp recorded in Guyana?
The highest recorded value was 6.4% in 2019.
What is the lowest wage bill as a percentage of gdp recorded in Guyana?
The lowest recorded value was 2.9% in 2022.
How does Guyana rank for wage bill as a percentage of gdp?
Guyana ranks 180th out of 188 countries with data for 2022.
Is wage bill as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Guyana?
Over the last ten years it is down 30.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Guyana 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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