Wage bill as a percentage of GDP in Malaysia
Malaysia: Wage bill as a percentage of GDP was 5.3% in 2022. β² Rising
Latest (2022)
5.3%
Change on year
down 3.0%
World rank
146th
of 190 countries
All-time high
6.1%
in 2012
All-time low
4.2%
in 2000
Years of data
23
2000β2022
Wage bill as a percentage of GDP in Malaysia, 2000β2022
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 5.3% for wage bill as a percentage of gdp in 2022.
That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and down 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Malaysia peaked at 6.1% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 4.2%, in 2000.
That places Malaysia 146th out of 190 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.8% | 4.2% | 5.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.7% | 5.3% | 6.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.5% | 5.3% | 5.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More reference data data for Malaysia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7102 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.5869 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1487 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.64 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 21.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.8098 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Malaysia?
- Wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Malaysia was 5.3% in 2022, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest wage bill as a percentage of gdp recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.1% in 2012.
- What is the lowest wage bill as a percentage of gdp recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2% in 2000.
- How does Malaysia rank for wage bill as a percentage of gdp?
- Malaysia ranks 146th out of 190 countries with data for 2022.
- Is wage bill as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia 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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