Wage bill as a percentage of GDP in Kenya
Kenya: Wage bill as a percentage of GDP was 4.0% in 2022. βΌ Falling
Wage bill as a percentage of GDP in Kenya, 2000β2022
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Kenya is 4.0%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.8% on the previous year and down 26.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Kenya peaked at 5.6% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 4.0%, in 2022.
Kenya ranks 170th of 190 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.3% | 4.8% | 5.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.7% | 4.2% | 5.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.2% | 4.0% | 4.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More reference data data for Kenya
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5379 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 12.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 14.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.377 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 14.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.8 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 58.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 68.95 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.05 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Kenya?
- Wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Kenya was 4.0% in 2022, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest wage bill as a percentage of gdp recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 5.6% in 2006.
- What is the lowest wage bill as a percentage of gdp recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.0% in 2022.
- How does Kenya rank for wage bill as a percentage of gdp?
- Kenya ranks 170th out of 190 countries with data for 2022.
- Is wage bill as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kenya 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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