Wage bill as a percentage of GDP in Lesotho

Lesotho: Wage bill as a percentage of GDP was 19.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
19.5%
Change on year
up 16.6%
World rank
6th
of 188 countries
All-time high
19.5%
in 2022
All-time low
13.0%
in 2006
Years of data
23
2000–2022

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

051015202000201120222000: 16.92001: 162002: 16.22003: 15.92004: 16.42005: 13.62006: 132007: 13.22008: 13.92009: 17.82010: 16.82011: 16.22012: 15.62013: 16.92014: 15.92015: 16.32016: 17.12017: 17.82018: 18.82019: 17.42020: 17.92021: 16.72022: 19.5

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2022, wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Lesotho stood at 19.5%. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

The figure is up 16.6% on the previous year and up 24.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Lesotho peaked at 19.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 13.0%, in 2006.

Lesotho ranks 6th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 15.3% 13.0% 17.8% 10
2010s 16.9% 15.6% 18.8% 10
2020s 18.1% 16.7% 19.5% 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Lesotho?
Wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Lesotho was 19.5% in 2022, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage bill as a percentage of gdp recorded in Lesotho?
The highest recorded value was 19.5% in 2022.
What is the lowest wage bill as a percentage of gdp recorded in Lesotho?
The lowest recorded value was 13.0% in 2006.
How does Lesotho rank for wage bill as a percentage of gdp?
Lesotho ranks 6th out of 188 countries with data for 2022.
Is wage bill as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Lesotho?
Over the last ten years it is up 24.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Lesotho 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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