Wage bill as a percentage of GDP in Israel

Israel: Wage bill as a percentage of GDP was 9.1% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
9.1%
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
79th
of 190 countries
All-time high
11.6%
in 2002
All-time low
9.0%
in 2021
Years of data
23
2000–2022

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

02.557.51012.52000201120222000: 112001: 11.52002: 11.62003: 11.22004: 10.72005: 10.42006: 10.12007: 9.82008: 102009: 9.92010: 9.92011: 9.82012: 9.92013: 9.92014: 9.82015: 9.82016: 9.82017: 9.92018: 9.92019: 9.72020: 9.92021: 92022: 9.1

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2022, wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Israel stood at 9.1%.

That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and down 8.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Israel peaked at 11.6% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 9.0%, in 2021.

That places Israel 79th out of 190 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 10.6% 9.8% 11.6% 10
2010s 9.9% 9.7% 9.9% 10
2020s 9.3% 9.0% 9.9% 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Israel?
Wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Israel was 9.1% in 2022, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage bill as a percentage of gdp recorded in Israel?
The highest recorded value was 11.6% in 2002.
What is the lowest wage bill as a percentage of gdp recorded in Israel?
The lowest recorded value was 9.0% in 2021.
How does Israel rank for wage bill as a percentage of gdp?
Israel ranks 79th out of 190 countries with data for 2022.
Is wage bill as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Israel?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Israel 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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