Wage bill as a percentage of GDP in Jordan

Jordan: Wage bill as a percentage of GDP was 5.5% in 2022. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2022)
5.5%
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
142nd
of 190 countries
All-time high
5.9%
in 2000
All-time low
4.3%
in 2010
Years of data
23
2000–2022

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

02462000201120222000: 5.92001: 5.82002: 5.82003: 5.62004: 5.32005: 5.42006: 4.72007: 4.72008: 4.52009: 4.42010: 4.32011: 4.52012: 5.22013: 5.22014: 52015: 4.92016: 4.82017: 4.72018: 4.72019: 4.92020: 5.42021: 5.52022: 5.5

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Jordan recorded 5.5% for wage bill as a percentage of gdp in 2022.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Jordan peaked at 5.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 4.3%, in 2010.

Jordan ranks 142nd of 190 countries on this measure, 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 5.2% 4.4% 5.9% 10
2010s 4.8% 4.3% 5.2% 10
2020s 5.5% 5.4% 5.5% 3

Countries ranked near Jordan

  1. 139 Guinea-Bissau 5.6% compare
  2. 140 Mauritania, Islamic Republic of 5.6% compare
  3. 141 Papua New Guinea 5.5% compare
  4. 143 Armenia, Republic of 5.4% compare
  5. 144 Colombia 5.4% compare
  6. 145 Japan 5.3% compare

See the full ranking of 190 places β†’

More reference data data for Jordan

All data for Jordan β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Jordan?
Wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Jordan was 5.5% in 2022, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage bill as a percentage of gdp recorded in Jordan?
The highest recorded value was 5.9% in 2000.
What is the lowest wage bill as a percentage of gdp recorded in Jordan?
The lowest recorded value was 4.3% in 2010.
How does Jordan rank for wage bill as a percentage of gdp?
Jordan ranks 142nd out of 190 countries with data for 2022.
Is wage bill as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Jordan?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Jordan 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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