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
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More reference data data for Lesotho
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management 15.97 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0331 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0101 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Manure Management 0.5705 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 50.4 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Enteric Fermentation 49.46 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Burning - Crop residues 0.3704 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure applied to Soils 29.42 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure left on Pasture 656.77 (2050)
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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