Wage bill as a percentage of GDP in Norway
Norway: Wage bill as a percentage of GDP was 12.0% in 2022. β² Rising
Latest (2022)
12.0%
Change on year
down 9.8%
World rank
34th
of 190 countries
All-time high
15.8%
in 2020
All-time low
11.5%
in 2006
Years of data
23
2000β2022
Wage bill as a percentage of GDP in Norway, 2000β2022
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Norway is 12.0%, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 9.8% on the previous year and down 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Norway peaked at 15.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 11.5%, in 2006.
That places Norway 34th out of 190 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.4% | 11.5% | 13.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.8% | 12.9% | 14.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.7% | 12.0% | 15.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More reference data data for Norway
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3703 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3621 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0618 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.7734 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3366 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Norway?
- Wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Norway was 12.0% in 2022, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest wage bill as a percentage of gdp recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 15.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest wage bill as a percentage of gdp recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.5% in 2006.
- How does Norway rank for wage bill as a percentage of gdp?
- Norway ranks 34th out of 190 countries with data for 2022.
- Is wage bill as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway 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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