Wage bill as a percentage of GDP in Malaysia

Malaysia: Wage bill as a percentage of GDP was 5.3% in 2022. β–² 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
2000–2022

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

02462000201120222000: 4.22001: 4.52002: 4.82003: 4.82004: 4.62005: 4.52006: 4.62007: 4.72008: 5.12009: 5.72010: 5.62011: 5.42012: 6.12013: 5.92014: 62015: 62016: 5.92017: 5.62018: 5.52019: 5.32020: 5.82021: 5.52022: 5.3

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 143 Armenia, Republic of 5.4% compare
  2. 144 Colombia 5.4% compare
  3. 145 Japan 5.3% compare
  4. 147 Indonesia 5.2% compare
  5. 148 Zimbabwe 5.2% compare
  6. 149 Comoros, Union of the 5.2% compare

See the full ranking of 190 places β†’

More reference data data for Malaysia

All data for Malaysia β†’

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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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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