Wage bill as a percentage of GDP in Sao Tome and Principe

Sao Tome and Principe: Wage bill as a percentage of GDP was 10.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
10.5%
Change on year
up 12.7%
World rank
59th
of 191 countries
All-time high
10.8%
in 2000
All-time low
6.0%
in 2002
Years of data
23
2000–2022

Wage bill as a percentage of GDP in Sao Tome and Principe, 2000–2022

02.557.5102000201120222000: 10.82001: 6.42002: 62003: 6.22004: 7.32005: 7.82006: 6.82007: 8.92008: 7.92009: 8.32010: 8.52011: 92012: 8.72013: 9.32014: 8.82015: 8.92016: 8.92017: 8.32018: 9.32019: 92020: 9.32021: 9.32022: 10.5

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2022, wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Sao Tome and Principe stood at 10.5%.

That represents a change of up 12.7% on the previous year and up 20.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 10.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 6.0%, in 2002.

Sao Tome and Principe ranks 59th of 191 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.

Wage bill as a percentage of GDP in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year

Annual values for Wage bill as a percentage of GDP in Sao Tome and Principe, 2000 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2000 10.8%
2001 6.4% -40.8%
2002 6.0% -6.2%
2003 6.2% +2.5%
2004 7.3% +19.0%
2005 7.8% +6.7%
2006 6.8% -13.4%
2007 8.9% +31.7%
2008 7.9% -11.0%
2009 8.3% +4.4%
2010 8.5% +2.1%
2011 9.0% +6.3%
2012 8.7% -3.0%
2013 9.3% +7.1%
2014 8.8% -5.3%
2015 8.9% +0.3%
2016 8.9% +0.3%
2017 8.3% -6.1%
2018 9.3% +11.0%
2019 9.0% -2.9%
2020 9.3% +3.8%
2021 9.3% -0.3%
2022 10.5% +12.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 7.6% 6.0% 10.8% 10
2010s 8.9% 8.3% 9.3% 10
2020s 9.7% 9.3% 10.5% 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Sao Tome and Principe?
Wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Sao Tome and Principe was 10.5% in 2022, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage bill as a percentage of gdp recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
The highest recorded value was 10.8% in 2000.
What is the lowest wage bill as a percentage of gdp recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
The lowest recorded value was 6.0% in 2002.
How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for wage bill as a percentage of gdp?
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 59th out of 191 countries with data for 2022.
Is wage bill as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
Over the last ten years it is up 20.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sao Tome and Principe 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
191 places, 4,127 data points, 2000–2022
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