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
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
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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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