Wage bill as a percentage of GDP in Kuwait
Kuwait: Wage bill as a percentage of GDP was 16.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
16.8%
Change on year
down 21.5%
World rank
8th
of 191 countries
All-time high
27.4%
in 2020
All-time low
8.1%
in 2006
Years of data
23
2000–2022
Wage bill as a percentage of GDP in Kuwait, 2000–2022
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Kuwait is 16.8%, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 21.5% on the previous year and up 66.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Kuwait peaked at 27.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 8.1%, in 2006.
That places Kuwait 8th out of 191 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Wage bill as a percentage of GDP in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.3% | — |
| 2001 | 15.0% | +13.1% |
| 2002 | 14.6% | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 12.6% | -13.7% |
| 2004 | 10.9% | -13.4% |
| 2005 | 8.8% | -19.3% |
| 2006 | 8.1% | -8.3% |
| 2007 | 8.3% | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 8.1% | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 11.4% | +40.3% |
| 2010 | 11.1% | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 9.9% | -10.6% |
| 2012 | 10.1% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 10.8% | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 12.2% | +12.2% |
| 2015 | 16.8% | +38.4% |
| 2016 | 18.8% | +11.9% |
| 2017 | 18.2% | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 18.6% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 20.6% | +10.6% |
| 2020 | 27.4% | +33.1% |
| 2021 | 21.4% | -21.9% |
| 2022 | 16.8% | -21.5% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 16.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 10.0%, 1.7× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 16.8% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 9.1%, 1.8× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.1% | 8.1% | 15.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.7% | 9.9% | 20.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.9% | 16.8% | 27.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
More reference data data for Kuwait
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.092 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2888 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.385 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.385 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3086 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1086 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.53 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.96 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0052 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Kuwait?
- Wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Kuwait was 16.8% in 2022, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest wage bill as a percentage of gdp recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 27.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest wage bill as a percentage of gdp recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.1% in 2006.
- How does Kuwait rank for wage bill as a percentage of gdp?
- Kuwait ranks 8th out of 191 countries with data for 2022.
- Is wage bill as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait 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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