Wage bill as a percentage of GDP in Namibia
Namibia: Wage bill as a percentage of GDP was 14.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
14.7%
Change on year
down 9.0%
World rank
15th
of 191 countries
All-time high
16.6%
in 2020
All-time low
10.3%
in 2008
Years of data
23
2000–2022
Wage bill as a percentage of GDP in Namibia, 2000–2022
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 14.7% for wage bill as a percentage of gdp in 2022.
The figure is down 9.0% on the previous year and up 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Namibia peaked at 16.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 10.3%, in 2008.
That places Namibia 15th out of 191 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Wage bill as a percentage of GDP in Namibia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.9% | — |
| 2001 | 13.6% | +5.4% |
| 2002 | 12.9% | -5.6% |
| 2003 | 13.3% | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 12.5% | -5.6% |
| 2005 | 12.1% | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 11.7% | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 10.9% | -6.9% |
| 2008 | 10.3% | -5.2% |
| 2009 | 11.3% | +9.6% |
| 2010 | 12.3% | +8.7% |
| 2011 | 13.3% | +8.1% |
| 2012 | 12.5% | -6.0% |
| 2013 | 14.1% | +13.2% |
| 2014 | 15.1% | +6.6% |
| 2015 | 15.7% | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 16.1% | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 16.2% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 15.8% | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 16.0% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 16.6% | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 16.2% | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 14.7% | -9.0% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 14.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.3%, 2.4× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 14.7% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.6%, 2.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.2% | 10.3% | 13.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.7% | 12.3% | 16.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.9% | 14.7% | 16.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
More reference data data for Namibia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0579 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.52 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0157 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.194 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1306 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 6.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0853 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Namibia?
- Wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Namibia was 14.7% in 2022, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest wage bill as a percentage of gdp recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 16.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest wage bill as a percentage of gdp recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.3% in 2008.
- How does Namibia rank for wage bill as a percentage of gdp?
- Namibia ranks 15th out of 191 countries with data for 2022.
- Is wage bill as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia 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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