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 188 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 188 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.
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 - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 120.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0853 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Burning - Crop residues 0.099 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Enteric Fermentation 116.66 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0.0026 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.194 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 6.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 1,807 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural Soil 1,772 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 22.61 (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 188 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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