Wage bill as a percentage of GDP in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Wage bill as a percentage of GDP was 13.2% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
13.2%
Change on year
down 16.7%
World rank
22nd
of 190 countries
All-time high
19.7%
in 2002
All-time low
11.3%
in 2008
Years of data
23
2000–2022
Wage bill as a percentage of GDP in Saudi Arabia, 2000–2022
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 13.2% for wage bill as a percentage of gdp in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.7% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Saudi Arabia peaked at 19.7% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 11.3%, in 2008.
That places Saudi Arabia 22nd out of 190 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Wage bill as a percentage of GDP in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 18.8% | — |
| 2001 | 18.6% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 19.7% | +6.1% |
| 2003 | 17.1% | -13.6% |
| 2004 | 17.6% | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 13.8% | -21.5% |
| 2006 | 13.3% | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 13.8% | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 11.3% | -18.0% |
| 2009 | 15.1% | +34.0% |
| 2010 | 14.5% | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 13.8% | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 13.7% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 13.6% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 14.0% | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 18.5% | +32.8% |
| 2016 | 18.2% | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 16.3% | -10.5% |
| 2018 | 15.8% | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 16.8% | +5.9% |
| 2020 | 18.8% | +11.9% |
| 2021 | 15.9% | -15.4% |
| 2022 | 13.2% | -16.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.9% | 11.3% | 19.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.5% | 13.6% | 18.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.9% | 13.2% | 18.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 19 Botswana 13.9% compare
- 20 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 13.7% compare
- 21 Samoa 13.7% compare
- 23 Timor-Leste 13.2% compare
- 24 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 13.0% compare
- 25 Afghanistan 12.7% compare
More reference data data for Saudi Arabia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1847 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.4 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.44 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1771 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.44 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6194 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2207 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 6.07 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.64 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.9641 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Saudi Arabia?
- Wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Saudi Arabia was 13.2% in 2022, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest wage bill as a percentage of gdp recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 19.7% in 2002.
- What is the lowest wage bill as a percentage of gdp recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.3% in 2008.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for wage bill as a percentage of gdp?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 22nd out of 190 countries with data for 2022.
- Is wage bill as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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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