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
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More reference data data for Kosovo
- Rule of Law - Governance score 57.86 0-100 (2024)
- Rule of Law - Governance estimate 0.0521 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance score 59.64 0-100 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate 0.1596 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Political Stability - Governance score 60.4 0-100 (2024)
- Political Stability - Governance estimate -0.3219 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Control of Corruption - Governance score 42.7 0-100 (2024)
- Control of Corruption - Governance estimate -0.2547 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate -0.2229 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Regulatory Quality - Governance score 51.35 0-100 (2024)
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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