Wage bill as a percentage of GDP in Kosovo

Kosovo: 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 190 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, 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

In 2022, wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Kosovo stood at 8.1%.

Compared with earlier readings it 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 peaked at 9.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3.5%, in 2000.

Kosovo ranks 97th of 190 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.

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

  1. 94 Latvia 8.2% compare
  2. 95 Zambia 8.1% compare
  3. 96 Oman 8.1% compare
  4. 98 Uzbekistan 8.0% compare
  5. 99 Brunei Darussalam 8.0% compare
  6. 100 Germany 8.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Kosovo?
Wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Kosovo was 8.1% in 2022, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage bill as a percentage of gdp recorded in Kosovo?
The highest recorded value was 9.8% in 2020.
What is the lowest wage bill as a percentage of gdp recorded in Kosovo?
The lowest recorded value was 3.5% in 2000.
How does Kosovo rank for wage bill as a percentage of gdp?
Kosovo ranks 97th out of 190 countries with data for 2022.
Is wage bill as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Kosovo?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Kosovo 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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