Wage bill as a percentage of GDP in Moldova

Moldova: Wage bill as a percentage of GDP was 7.8% in 2022. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2022)
7.8%
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
104th
of 190 countries
All-time high
11.6%
in 2009
All-time low
6.8%
in 2014
Years of data
23
2000–2022

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

02.557.51012.52000201120222000: 7.52001: 8.12002: 9.52003: 9.62004: 7.82005: 82006: 9.22007: 9.12008: 9.12009: 11.62010: 8.52011: 7.82012: 8.12013: 6.92014: 6.82015: 7.22016: 6.82017: 7.12018: 7.32019: 7.62020: 8.62021: 7.82022: 7.8

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2022, wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Moldova stood at 7.8%.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Moldova peaked at 11.6% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 6.8%, in 2014.

That places Moldova 104th out of 190 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 9.0% 7.5% 11.6% 10
2010s 7.4% 6.8% 8.5% 10
2020s 8.1% 7.8% 8.6% 3

Countries ranked near Moldova

  1. 101 Australia 8.0% compare
  2. 102 Mali 7.9% compare
  3. 103 Sierra Leone 7.9% compare
  4. 105 Burundi 7.8% compare
  5. 106 United Arab Emirates 7.6% compare
  6. 107 Liberia 7.5% compare

See the full ranking of 190 places β†’

More reference data data for Moldova

All data for Moldova β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Moldova?
Wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Moldova was 7.8% in 2022, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage bill as a percentage of gdp recorded in Moldova?
The highest recorded value was 11.6% in 2009.
What is the lowest wage bill as a percentage of gdp recorded in Moldova?
The lowest recorded value was 6.8% in 2014.
How does Moldova rank for wage bill as a percentage of gdp?
Moldova ranks 104th out of 190 countries with data for 2022.
Is wage bill as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Moldova?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Moldova 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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