Wage bill as a percentage of GDP in Mauritius

Mauritius: Wage bill as a percentage of GDP was 9.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
9.2%
Change on year
down 7.9%
World rank
78th
of 188 countries
All-time high
10.5%
in 2020
All-time low
6.7%
in 2008
Years of data
23
2000–2022

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

02.557.5102000201120222000: 7.92001: 7.82002: 7.82003: 7.62004: 8.12005: 8.22006: 7.82007: 7.12008: 6.72009: 8.12010: 8.32011: 82012: 7.82013: 8.92014: 8.92015: 8.62016: 8.82017: 9.12018: 8.82019: 8.82020: 10.52021: 9.92022: 9.2

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2022, wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Mauritius stood at 9.2%.

That represents a change of down 7.9% on the previous year and up 17.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Mauritius peaked at 10.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 6.7%, in 2008.

Mauritius ranks 78th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 7.7% 6.7% 8.2% 10
2010s 8.6% 7.8% 9.1% 10
2020s 9.9% 9.2% 10.5% 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Mauritius?
Wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Mauritius was 9.2% in 2022, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage bill as a percentage of gdp recorded in Mauritius?
The highest recorded value was 10.5% in 2020.
What is the lowest wage bill as a percentage of gdp recorded in Mauritius?
The lowest recorded value was 6.7% in 2008.
How does Mauritius rank for wage bill as a percentage of gdp?
Mauritius ranks 78th out of 188 countries with data for 2022.
Is wage bill as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Mauritius?
Over the last ten years it is up 17.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Mauritius 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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