Wage bill as a percentage of GDP in Nicaragua

Nicaragua: Wage bill as a percentage of GDP was 6.6% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
6.6%
Change on year
up 2.9%
World rank
118th
of 191 countries
All-time high
7.2%
in 2019
All-time low
4.8%
in 2000
Years of data
23
2000–2022

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

024682000201120222000: 4.82001: 52002: 5.32003: 5.52004: 5.12005: 5.22006: 5.52007: 5.72008: 62009: 6.62010: 6.62011: 6.62012: 6.62013: 6.82014: 6.52015: 6.52016: 6.62017: 6.82018: 7.22019: 7.22020: 7.12021: 6.42022: 6.6

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2022, wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Nicaragua stood at 6.6%.

The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Nicaragua peaked at 7.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 4.8%, in 2000.

That places Nicaragua 118th out of 191 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

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

Annual values for Wage bill as a percentage of GDP in Nicaragua, 2000 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2000 4.8%
2001 5.0% +4.2%
2002 5.3% +5.3%
2003 5.5% +4.8%
2004 5.1% -7.7%
2005 5.2% +1.1%
2006 5.5% +7.6%
2007 5.7% +2.3%
2008 6.0% +4.8%
2009 6.6% +10.4%
2010 6.6% +0.3%
2011 6.6% -0.4%
2012 6.6% +1.2%
2013 6.8% +1.9%
2014 6.5% -3.9%
2015 6.5% -0.2%
2016 6.6% +2.1%
2017 6.8% +2.8%
2018 7.2% +5.0%
2019 7.2% +1.1%
2020 7.1% -1.9%
2021 6.4% -9.0%
2022 6.6% +2.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 5.5% 4.8% 6.6% 10
2010s 6.7% 6.5% 7.2% 10
2020s 6.7% 6.4% 7.1% 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Nicaragua?
Wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Nicaragua was 6.6% in 2022, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage bill as a percentage of gdp recorded in Nicaragua?
The highest recorded value was 7.2% in 2019.
What is the lowest wage bill as a percentage of gdp recorded in Nicaragua?
The lowest recorded value was 4.8% in 2000.
How does Nicaragua rank for wage bill as a percentage of gdp?
Nicaragua ranks 118th out of 191 countries with data for 2022.
Is wage bill as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Nicaragua?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Nicaragua 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
191 places, 4,127 data points, 2000–2022
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