Wage bill as a percentage of GDP in Samoa
Samoa: Wage bill as a percentage of GDP was 13.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Wage bill as a percentage of GDP in Samoa, 2008–2022
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 13.7% for wage bill as a percentage of gdp in 2022. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.6% on the previous year and up 78.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Samoa peaked at 13.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 6.6%, in 2010.
That places Samoa 21st out of 188 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.6% | 7.5% | 7.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 7.8% | 6.6% | 9.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.4% | 11.2% | 13.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 18 Denmark 14.4% compare
- 19 Botswana 13.9% compare
- 20 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 13.7% compare
- 22 Saudi Arabia 13.2% compare
- 23 East Timor 13.2% compare
- 24 Bolivia 13.0% compare
More reference data data for Samoa
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.023 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0396 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0165 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure Management 188.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Enteric Fermentation 3.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management 171.53 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 258.17 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Enteric Fermentat 86.64 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Burning - Crop re 0.0001 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Samoa?
- Wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Samoa was 13.7% in 2022, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest wage bill as a percentage of gdp recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 13.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest wage bill as a percentage of gdp recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.6% in 2010.
- How does Samoa rank for wage bill as a percentage of gdp?
- Samoa ranks 21st out of 188 countries with data for 2022.
- Is wage bill as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 78.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa 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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