Wage bill as a percentage of GDP in Serbia

Serbia: Wage bill as a percentage of GDP was 9.8% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
9.8%
Change on year
down 2.6%
World rank
71st
of 190 countries
All-time high
11.8%
in 2008
All-time low
9.0%
in 2017
Years of data
18
2005–2022

Wage bill as a percentage of GDP in Serbia, 2005–2022

02.557.51012.52005201320222005: 10.92006: 112007: 11.12008: 11.82009: 11.72010: 11.22011: 11.12012: 11.62013: 11.22014: 112015: 9.72016: 9.22017: 92018: 9.22019: 9.52020: 10.52021: 102022: 9.8

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Serbia is 9.8%, measured in 2022.

The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 15.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Serbia peaked at 11.8% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 9.0%, in 2017.

That places Serbia 71st out of 190 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.

Wage bill as a percentage of GDP in Serbia, year by year

Annual values for Wage bill as a percentage of GDP in Serbia, 2005 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2005 10.9%
2006 11.0% +1.1%
2007 11.1% +1.0%
2008 11.8% +6.4%
2009 11.7% -1.5%
2010 11.2% -3.7%
2011 11.1% -0.8%
2012 11.6% +3.9%
2013 11.2% -3.0%
2014 11.0% -2.1%
2015 9.7% -11.7%
2016 9.2% -5.0%
2017 9.0% -2.9%
2018 9.2% +3.2%
2019 9.5% +3.0%
2020 10.5% +10.5%
2021 10.0% -4.6%
2022 9.8% -2.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 11.3% 10.9% 11.8% 5
2010s 10.3% 9.0% 11.6% 10
2020s 10.1% 9.8% 10.5% 3

Countries ranked near Serbia

  1. 68 Jamaica 10.0% compare
  2. 69 Poland 10.0% compare
  3. 70 Brazil 9.8% compare
  4. 72 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 9.7% compare
  5. 73 Ecuador 9.6% compare
  6. 74 Montenegro 9.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Serbia?
Wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Serbia was 9.8% in 2022, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage bill as a percentage of gdp recorded in Serbia?
The highest recorded value was 11.8% in 2008.
What is the lowest wage bill as a percentage of gdp recorded in Serbia?
The lowest recorded value was 9.0% in 2017.
How does Serbia rank for wage bill as a percentage of gdp?
Serbia ranks 71st out of 190 countries with data for 2022.
Is wage bill as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Serbia?
Over the last ten years it is down 15.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Serbia 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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