Wage bill as a percentage of GDP in Oman

Oman: Wage bill as a percentage of GDP was 8.1% in 2022. β–² Rising

Latest (2022)
8.1%
Change on year
down 18.7%
World rank
96th
of 188 countries
All-time high
12.8%
in 2020
All-time low
5.1%
in 2008
Years of data
23
2000–2022

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

0510152000201120222000: 7.82001: 7.62002: 8.12003: 82004: 7.42005: 6.92006: 7.52007: 7.32008: 5.12009: 7.12010: 6.92011: 6.52012: 6.92013: 7.12014: 9.42015: 11.32016: 122017: 112018: 9.12019: 9.92020: 12.82021: 9.92022: 8.1

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2022, wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Oman stood at 8.1%.

The figure is down 18.7% on the previous year and up 17.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Oman peaked at 12.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 5.1%, in 2008.

That places Oman 96th out of 188 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 7.3% 5.1% 8.1% 10
2010s 9.0% 6.5% 12.0% 10
2020s 10.3% 8.1% 12.8% 3

Countries ranked near Oman

  1. 93 Barbados 8.2% compare
  2. 94 Latvia 8.2% compare
  3. 95 Zambia 8.1% compare
  4. 97 Uzbekistan 8.0% compare
  5. 98 Brunei 8.0% compare
  6. 99 Germany 8.0% compare

See the full ranking of 190 places β†’

More reference data data for Oman

All data for Oman β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Oman?
Wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Oman was 8.1% in 2022, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage bill as a percentage of gdp recorded in Oman?
The highest recorded value was 12.8% in 2020.
What is the lowest wage bill as a percentage of gdp recorded in Oman?
The lowest recorded value was 5.1% in 2008.
How does Oman rank for wage bill as a percentage of gdp?
Oman ranks 96th out of 188 countries with data for 2022.
Is wage bill as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Oman?
Over the last ten years it is up 17.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Oman 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.

Download this data

CSV Β· JSON β€” 23 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

About this data

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
Last refreshed