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 191 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 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 Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 16.9% | — |
| 2001 | 16.0% | -5.6% |
| 2002 | 16.2% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 15.9% | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 16.4% | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 13.6% | -17.3% |
| 2006 | 13.0% | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 13.2% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 13.9% | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 17.8% | +28.2% |
| 2010 | 16.8% | -5.6% |
| 2011 | 16.2% | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 15.6% | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 16.9% | +8.1% |
| 2014 | 15.9% | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 16.3% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 17.1% | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 17.8% | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 18.8% | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 17.4% | -7.2% |
| 2020 | 17.9% | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 16.7% | -6.3% |
| 2022 | 19.5% | +16.6% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 19.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.3%, 3.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 19.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.6%, 3.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
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 - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0331 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.5388 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0101 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.111 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1115 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0549 (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 191 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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