Wage bill as a percentage of GDP in Marshall Islands

Marshall Islands: Wage bill as a percentage of GDP was 22.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
22.4%
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
5th
of 190 countries
All-time high
25.6%
in 2006
All-time low
15.1%
in 2000
Years of data
23
2000–2022

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

01020302000201120222000: 15.12001: 15.32002: 16.32003: 19.52004: 24.12005: 25.52006: 25.62007: 24.22008: 24.12009: 24.72010: 23.52011: 21.92012: 21.42013: 21.92014: 22.12015: 22.52016: 212017: 21.62018: 21.72019: 21.62020: 21.62021: 22.62022: 22.4

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2022, wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Marshall Islands stood at 22.4%.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Marshall Islands peaked at 25.6% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 15.1%, in 2000.

That places Marshall Islands 5th out of 190 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 21.4% 15.1% 25.6% 10
2010s 21.9% 21.0% 23.5% 10
2020s 22.2% 21.6% 22.6% 3

Countries ranked near Marshall Islands

  1. 2 Nauru 42.6% compare
  2. 3 Kiribati 38.6% compare
  3. 4 Tuvalu 31.3% compare
  4. 6 Lesotho 19.5% compare
  5. 7 Micronesia (Federated States of) 18.0% compare
  6. 8 Kuwait 16.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Marshall Islands?
Wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Marshall Islands was 22.4% in 2022, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage bill as a percentage of gdp recorded in Marshall Islands?
The highest recorded value was 25.6% in 2006.
What is the lowest wage bill as a percentage of gdp recorded in Marshall Islands?
The lowest recorded value was 15.1% in 2000.
How does Marshall Islands rank for wage bill as a percentage of gdp?
Marshall Islands ranks 5th out of 190 countries with data for 2022.
Is wage bill as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Marshall Islands 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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