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 191 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
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 191 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.
Wage bill as a percentage of GDP in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.9% | — |
| 2001 | 7.8% | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 7.8% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 7.6% | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 8.1% | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 8.2% | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 7.8% | -5.8% |
| 2007 | 7.1% | -8.8% |
| 2008 | 6.7% | -5.9% |
| 2009 | 8.1% | +21.3% |
| 2010 | 8.3% | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 8.0% | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 7.8% | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 8.9% | +13.3% |
| 2014 | 8.9% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 8.6% | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 8.8% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 9.1% | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 8.8% | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 8.8% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 10.5% | +19.8% |
| 2021 | 9.9% | -5.5% |
| 2022 | 9.2% | -7.9% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 9.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8.4%, 1.1× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 9.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.6%, 1.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 75 Ukraine 9.3% compare
- 76 United States 9.3% compare
- 77 New Zealand 9.3% compare
- 79 Israel 9.1% compare
- 80 Grenada 9.0% compare
- 81 Antigua and Barbuda 9.0% compare
More reference data data for Mauritius
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0102 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0409 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0513 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0002 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0513 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0343 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0167 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2303 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2885 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0008 (2050)
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 191 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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