Wage bill as a percentage of GDP in Naoero

Naoero: Wage bill as a percentage of GDP was 42.6% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
42.6%
Change on year
up 10.3%
World rank
2nd
of 190 countries
All-time high
42.6%
in 2022
All-time low
11.1%
in 2013
Years of data
14
2009–2022

Wage bill as a percentage of GDP in Naoero, 2009–2022

102030402009201520222009: 142010: 16.62011: 12.42012: 11.52013: 11.12014: 11.92015: 23.22016: 24.72017: 34.72018: 35.82019: 39.72020: 38.42021: 38.72022: 42.6

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2022, wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Naoero stood at 42.6%. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.3% on the previous year and up 270.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Naoero peaked at 42.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 11.1%, in 2013.

Naoero ranks 2nd of 190 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.

Wage bill as a percentage of GDP in Naoero, year by year

Annual values for Wage bill as a percentage of GDP in Naoero, 2009 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2009 14.0%
2010 16.6% +18.3%
2011 12.4% -25.6%
2012 11.5% -7.0%
2013 11.1% -3.2%
2014 11.9% +7.2%
2015 23.2% +94.7%
2016 24.7% +6.3%
2017 34.7% +40.5%
2018 35.8% +3.3%
2019 39.7% +10.7%
2020 38.4% -3.3%
2021 38.7% +0.8%
2022 42.6% +10.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 14.0% 14.0% 14.0% 1
2010s 22.2% 11.1% 39.7% 10
2020s 39.9% 38.4% 42.6% 3

Countries ranked near Naoero

  1. 1 Libya 45.1% compare
  2. 3 Kiribati 38.6% compare
  3. 4 Tuvalu 31.3% compare
  4. 5 Marshall Islands 22.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Naoero?
Wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Naoero was 42.6% in 2022, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage bill as a percentage of gdp recorded in Naoero?
The highest recorded value was 42.6% in 2022.
What is the lowest wage bill as a percentage of gdp recorded in Naoero?
The lowest recorded value was 11.1% in 2013.
How does Naoero rank for wage bill as a percentage of gdp?
Naoero ranks 2nd out of 190 countries with data for 2022.
Is wage bill as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Naoero?
Over the last ten years it is up 270.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Naoero 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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