Wage bill as a percentage of GDP in Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan: Wage bill as a percentage of GDP was 14.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
14.7%
Change on year
up 27.5%
World rank
14th
of 191 countries
All-time high
14.7%
in 2022
All-time low
5.2%
in 2000
Years of data
23
2000–2022

Wage bill as a percentage of GDP in Kyrgyzstan, 2000–2022

0510152000201120222000: 5.22001: 5.92002: 6.52003: 6.82004: 72005: 7.52006: 7.72007: 8.22008: 7.52009: 8.52010: 8.72011: 9.52012: 9.92013: 8.92014: 11.52015: 122016: 12.32017: 11.42018: 10.62019: 112020: 12.72021: 11.62022: 14.7

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Kyrgyzstan is 14.7%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

That represents a change of up 27.5% on the previous year and up 49.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Kyrgyzstan peaked at 14.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 5.2%, in 2000.

Kyrgyzstan ranks 14th of 191 countries on this measure, 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 Kyrgyzstan, year by year

Annual values for Wage bill as a percentage of GDP in Kyrgyzstan, 2000 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2000 5.2%
2001 5.9% +13.7%
2002 6.5% +11.0%
2003 6.8% +4.3%
2004 7.0% +2.8%
2005 7.5% +7.0%
2006 7.7% +3.0%
2007 8.2% +6.8%
2008 7.5% -8.7%
2009 8.5% +12.4%
2010 8.7% +3.2%
2011 9.5% +8.5%
2012 9.9% +4.5%
2013 8.9% -9.9%
2014 11.5% +29.2%
2015 12.0% +4.6%
2016 12.3% +2.0%
2017 11.4% -7.5%
2018 10.6% -7.0%
2019 11.0% +3.9%
2020 12.7% +16.0%
2021 11.6% -9.2%
2022 14.7% +27.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 7.1% 5.2% 8.5% 10
2010s 10.6% 8.7% 12.3% 10
2020s 13.0% 11.6% 14.7% 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Kyrgyzstan?
Wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Kyrgyzstan was 14.7% in 2022, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage bill as a percentage of gdp recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
The highest recorded value was 14.7% in 2022.
What is the lowest wage bill as a percentage of gdp recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
The lowest recorded value was 5.2% in 2000.
How does Kyrgyzstan rank for wage bill as a percentage of gdp?
Kyrgyzstan ranks 14th out of 191 countries with data for 2022.
Is wage bill as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Kyrgyzstan?
Over the last ten years it is up 49.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Kyrgyzstan 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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