Wage bill as a percentage of GDP in Maldives

Maldives: Wage bill as a percentage of GDP was 10.9% in 2022. β–² Rising

Latest (2022)
10.9%
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
46th
of 190 countries
All-time high
15.8%
in 2009
All-time low
7.7%
in 2003
Years of data
23
2000–2022

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

0510152000201120222000: 8.82001: 9.42002: 9.22003: 7.72004: 8.22005: 11.32006: 9.52007: 9.22008: 12.32009: 15.82010: 12.62011: 10.62012: 10.32013: 11.12014: 10.22015: 10.82016: 10.32017: 9.52018: 9.42019: 9.62020: 14.32021: 10.82022: 10.9

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

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

The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Maldives peaked at 15.8% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 7.7%, in 2003.

Maldives ranks 46th of 190 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 10.1% 7.7% 15.8% 10
2010s 10.4% 9.4% 12.6% 10
2020s 12.0% 10.8% 14.3% 3

Countries ranked near Maldives

  1. 43 Eswatini 11.3% compare
  2. 44 Honduras 11.1% compare
  3. 45 Dominica 11.0% compare
  4. 47 Russian Federation 10.9% compare
  5. 48 Algeria 10.9% compare
  6. 49 Cape Verde 10.9% compare

See the full ranking of 190 places β†’

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All data for Maldives β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Maldives?
Wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Maldives was 10.9% in 2022, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage bill as a percentage of gdp recorded in Maldives?
The highest recorded value was 15.8% in 2009.
What is the lowest wage bill as a percentage of gdp recorded in Maldives?
The lowest recorded value was 7.7% in 2003.
How does Maldives rank for wage bill as a percentage of gdp?
Maldives ranks 46th out of 190 countries with data for 2022.
Is wage bill as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Maldives?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Maldives 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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