Wage bill as a percentage of GDP in Iraq
Iraq: Wage bill as a percentage of GDP was 10.7% in 2022. β² Rising
Latest (2022)
10.7%
Change on year
down 24.4%
World rank
54th
of 190 countries
All-time high
19.8%
in 2020
All-time low
6.5%
in 2004
Years of data
19
2004β2022
Wage bill as a percentage of GDP in Iraq, 2004β2022
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2022, wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Iraq stood at 10.7%.
That represents a change of down 24.4% on the previous year and down 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Iraq peaked at 19.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 6.5%, in 2004.
Iraq ranks 54th of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.6% | 6.5% | 17.9% | 6 |
| 2010s | 13.7% | 11.2% | 16.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.9% | 10.7% | 19.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 51 Seychelles 10.8% compare
- 52 Morocco 10.7% compare
- 53 Estonia 10.7% compare
- 55 Bosnia and Herzegovina 10.6% compare
- 56 Slovak Republic 10.6% compare
- 57 Portugal 10.6% compare
More reference data data for Iraq
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2116 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.19 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3911 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 7.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7096 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.235 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 13.21 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 30.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.13 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Iraq?
- Wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Iraq was 10.7% in 2022, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest wage bill as a percentage of gdp recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 19.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest wage bill as a percentage of gdp recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.5% in 2004.
- How does Iraq rank for wage bill as a percentage of gdp?
- Iraq ranks 54th out of 190 countries with data for 2022.
- Is wage bill as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iraq 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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