Wage bill as a percentage of GDP in Lithuania

Lithuania: Wage bill as a percentage of GDP was 10.9% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
10.9%
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
50th
of 188 countries
All-time high
12.7%
in 2009
All-time low
9.5%
in 2014
Years of data
23
2000–2022

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

0510152000201120222000: 122001: 11.62002: 11.32003: 10.72004: 10.82005: 10.32006: 10.42007: 9.82008: 10.62009: 12.72010: 10.92011: 10.22012: 9.72013: 9.62014: 9.52015: 9.72016: 9.82017: 9.52018: 9.72019: 10.22020: 11.32021: 10.92022: 10.9

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Lithuania recorded 10.9% for wage bill as a percentage of gdp in 2022.

That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 11.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Lithuania peaked at 12.7% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 9.5%, in 2014.

That places Lithuania 50th out of 188 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 11.0% 9.8% 12.7% 10
2010s 9.9% 9.5% 10.9% 10
2020s 11.0% 10.9% 11.3% 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Lithuania?
Wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Lithuania was 10.9% in 2022, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage bill as a percentage of gdp recorded in Lithuania?
The highest recorded value was 12.7% in 2009.
What is the lowest wage bill as a percentage of gdp recorded in Lithuania?
The lowest recorded value was 9.5% in 2014.
How does Lithuania rank for wage bill as a percentage of gdp?
Lithuania ranks 50th out of 188 countries with data for 2022.
Is wage bill as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Lithuania?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Lithuania 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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