Wage bill as a percentage of GDP in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244)

Kosovo (UNSCR 1244): Wage bill as a percentage of GDP was 8.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
8.1%
Change on year
down 7.3%
World rank
97th
of 191 countries
All-time high
9.8%
in 2020
All-time low
3.5%
in 2000
Years of data
23
2000–2022

Wage bill as a percentage of GDP in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244), 2000–2022

02468102000201120222000: 3.52001: 3.92002: 4.52003: 4.92004: 6.22005: 6.32006: 6.32007: 5.82008: 6.42009: 7.32010: 7.72011: 8.52012: 8.52013: 8.22014: 9.12015: 9.22016: 92017: 8.72018: 8.92019: 8.72020: 9.82021: 8.72022: 8.1

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) recorded 8.1% for wage bill as a percentage of gdp in 2022.

The figure is down 7.3% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) peaked at 9.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3.5%, in 2000.

Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) ranks 97th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Wage bill as a percentage of GDP in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244), year by year

Annual values for Wage bill as a percentage of GDP in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244), 2000 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2000 3.5%
2001 3.9% +10.2%
2002 4.5% +16.5%
2003 4.9% +6.9%
2004 6.2% +27.0%
2005 6.3% +2.1%
2006 6.3% +0.7%
2007 5.8% -7.9%
2008 6.4% +9.8%
2009 7.3% +14.1%
2010 7.7% +5.5%
2011 8.5% +9.4%
2012 8.5% +0.6%
2013 8.2% -3.2%
2014 9.1% +10.8%
2015 9.2% +1.5%
2016 9.0% -2.6%
2017 8.7% -3.9%
2018 8.9% +2.5%
2019 8.7% -1.5%
2020 9.8% +11.7%
2021 8.7% -10.8%
2022 8.1% -7.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 5.5% 3.5% 7.3% 10
2010s 8.7% 7.7% 9.2% 10
2020s 8.8% 8.1% 9.8% 3

Countries ranked near Kosovo (UNSCR 1244)

  1. 94 Latvia 8.2% compare
  2. 95 Zambia 8.1% compare
  3. 96 Oman 8.1% compare
  4. 97 Kosovo 8.1% compare
  5. 99 Uzbekistan 8.0% compare
  6. 100 Brunei Darussalam 8.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244)?
Wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) was 8.1% in 2022, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage bill as a percentage of gdp recorded in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244)?
The highest recorded value was 9.8% in 2020.
What is the lowest wage bill as a percentage of gdp recorded in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244)?
The lowest recorded value was 3.5% in 2000.
How does Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) rank for wage bill as a percentage of gdp?
Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) ranks 97th out of 191 countries with data for 2022.
Is wage bill as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244)?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 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
191 places, 4,127 data points, 2000–2022
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