Wage bill as a percentage of GDP in Mozambique

Mozambique: Wage bill as a percentage of GDP was 14.5% in 2022. β–² Rising

Latest (2022)
14.5%
Change on year
up 3.4%
World rank
17th
of 190 countries
All-time high
14.5%
in 2022
All-time low
4.4%
in 2001
Years of data
23
2000–2022

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

57.51012.5152000201120222000: 4.42001: 4.42002: 4.62003: 5.22004: 5.32005: 5.42006: 5.62007: 62008: 6.32009: 7.22010: 7.72011: 8.52012: 92013: 9.72014: 10.82015: 102016: 10.42017: 10.62018: 11.42019: 12.22020: 13.22021: 142022: 14.5

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Mozambique is 14.5%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

The figure is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 62.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Mozambique peaked at 14.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 4.4%, in 2001.

Mozambique ranks 17th of 190 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 5.4% 4.4% 7.2% 10
2010s 10.0% 7.7% 12.2% 10
2020s 13.9% 13.2% 14.5% 3

Countries ranked near Mozambique

  1. 14 Kyrgyzstan 14.7% compare
  2. 15 Namibia 14.7% compare
  3. 16 Tonga 14.6% compare
  4. 18 Denmark 14.4% compare
  5. 19 Botswana 13.9% compare
  6. 20 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 13.7% compare

See the full ranking of 190 places β†’

More reference data data for Mozambique

All data for Mozambique β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Mozambique?
Wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Mozambique was 14.5% in 2022, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage bill as a percentage of gdp recorded in Mozambique?
The highest recorded value was 14.5% in 2022.
What is the lowest wage bill as a percentage of gdp recorded in Mozambique?
The lowest recorded value was 4.4% in 2001.
How does Mozambique rank for wage bill as a percentage of gdp?
Mozambique ranks 17th out of 190 countries with data for 2022.
Is wage bill as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Mozambique?
Over the last ten years it is up 62.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Mozambique 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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