Wage bill as a percentage of GDP in Haiti

Haiti: Wage bill as a percentage of GDP was 3.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
3.2%
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
179th
of 190 countries
All-time high
3.8%
in 2015
All-time low
1.7%
in 2004
Years of data
23
2000–2022

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

012342000201120222000: 2.42001: 2.22002: 2.12003: 1.82004: 1.72005: 22006: 2.12007: 2.32008: 2.92009: 2.62010: 2.82011: 2.82012: 2.92013: 3.12014: 3.32015: 3.82016: 3.72017: 3.42018: 3.52019: 3.22020: 3.12021: 3.22022: 3.2

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2022, wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Haiti stood at 3.2%.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 9.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Haiti peaked at 3.8% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 2004.

That places Haiti 179th out of 190 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 2.2% 1.7% 2.9% 10
2010s 3.3% 2.8% 3.8% 10
2020s 3.2% 3.1% 3.2% 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Haiti?
Wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Haiti was 3.2% in 2022, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage bill as a percentage of gdp recorded in Haiti?
The highest recorded value was 3.8% in 2015.
What is the lowest wage bill as a percentage of gdp recorded in Haiti?
The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 2004.
How does Haiti rank for wage bill as a percentage of gdp?
Haiti ranks 179th out of 190 countries with data for 2022.
Is wage bill as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Haiti?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Haiti 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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