Wage bill as a percentage of GDP in Paraguay

Paraguay: Wage bill as a percentage of GDP was 6.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
6.7%
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
115th
of 190 countries
All-time high
7.3%
in 2020
All-time low
4.9%
in 2008
Years of data
20
2003–2022

Wage bill as a percentage of GDP in Paraguay, 2003–2022

024682003201220222003: 5.52004: 5.12005: 52006: 5.12007: 4.92008: 4.92009: 5.42010: 5.32011: 5.62012: 72013: 6.92014: 6.72015: 72016: 6.42017: 6.32018: 6.62019: 72020: 7.32021: 6.82022: 6.7

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Paraguay recorded 6.7% for wage bill as a percentage of gdp in 2022.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Paraguay peaked at 7.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 4.9%, in 2008.

That places Paraguay 115th out of 190 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 5.1% 4.9% 5.5% 7
2010s 6.5% 5.3% 7.0% 10
2020s 6.9% 6.7% 7.3% 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Paraguay?
Wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Paraguay was 6.7% in 2022, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage bill as a percentage of gdp recorded in Paraguay?
The highest recorded value was 7.3% in 2020.
What is the lowest wage bill as a percentage of gdp recorded in Paraguay?
The lowest recorded value was 4.9% in 2008.
How does Paraguay rank for wage bill as a percentage of gdp?
Paraguay ranks 115th out of 190 countries with data for 2022.
Is wage bill as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Paraguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Paraguay 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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