Wage bill as a percentage of GDP in Mexico

Mexico: Wage bill as a percentage of GDP was 4.8% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
4.8%
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
155th
of 190 countries
All-time high
5.6%
in 2015
All-time low
4.8%
in 2022
Years of data
15
2008–2022

Wage bill as a percentage of GDP in Mexico, 2008–2022

02462008201520222008: 5.52009: 5.62010: 5.42011: 5.42012: 5.42013: 5.52014: 5.52015: 5.62016: 5.32017: 52018: 4.92019: 4.82020: 5.32021: 4.82022: 4.8

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Mexico recorded 4.8% for wage bill as a percentage of gdp in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 11.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Mexico peaked at 5.6% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 4.8%, in 2022.

Mexico ranks 155th of 190 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 5.5% 5.5% 5.6% 2
2010s 5.3% 4.8% 5.6% 10
2020s 5.0% 4.8% 5.3% 3

Countries ranked near Mexico

  1. 152 Democratic Republic of Congo 5.0% compare
  2. 153 Gabon 5.0% compare
  3. 154 Côte d’Ivoire 4.8% compare
  4. 156 Gambia 4.8% compare
  5. 157 Trinidad and Tobago 4.7% compare
  6. 158 Egypt 4.7% compare

See the full ranking of 190 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Mexico?
Wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Mexico was 4.8% in 2022, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage bill as a percentage of gdp recorded in Mexico?
The highest recorded value was 5.6% in 2015.
What is the lowest wage bill as a percentage of gdp recorded in Mexico?
The lowest recorded value was 4.8% in 2022.
How does Mexico rank for wage bill as a percentage of gdp?
Mexico ranks 155th out of 190 countries with data for 2022.
Is wage bill as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Mexico?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Mexico 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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