Wage bill as a percentage of GDP in Qatar

Qatar: Wage bill as a percentage of GDP was 8.8% in 2022. β–² Rising

Latest (2022)
8.8%
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
86th
of 190 countries
All-time high
11.1%
in 2020
All-time low
4.3%
in 2005
Years of data
23
2000–2022

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

02.557.5102000201120222000: 8.22001: 8.82002: 8.42003: 7.22004: 6.72005: 4.32006: 5.32007: 5.52008: 4.42009: 6.52010: 5.22011: 4.62012: 4.92013: 5.52014: 62015: 6.32016: 10.72017: 9.12018: 8.32019: 9.62020: 11.12021: 92022: 8.8

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2022, wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Qatar stood at 8.8%.

The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and up 78.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Qatar peaked at 11.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 4.3%, in 2005.

Qatar ranks 86th of 190 countries on this measure, 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 6.6% 4.3% 8.8% 10
2010s 7.0% 4.6% 10.7% 10
2020s 9.6% 8.8% 11.1% 3

Countries ranked near Qatar

  1. 83 Bahrain 8.9% compare
  2. 84 Burkina Faso 8.9% compare
  3. 85 Vietnam 8.9% compare
  4. 87 Suriname 8.8% compare
  5. 88 Romania 8.4% compare
  6. 89 Belize 8.4% compare

See the full ranking of 190 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Qatar?
Wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Qatar was 8.8% in 2022, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage bill as a percentage of gdp recorded in Qatar?
The highest recorded value was 11.1% in 2020.
What is the lowest wage bill as a percentage of gdp recorded in Qatar?
The lowest recorded value was 4.3% in 2005.
How does Qatar rank for wage bill as a percentage of gdp?
Qatar ranks 86th out of 190 countries with data for 2022.
Is wage bill as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Qatar?
Over the last ten years it is up 78.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Qatar 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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