Wage bill as a percentage of GDP in Seychelles
Seychelles: Wage bill as a percentage of GDP was 10.8% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
10.8%
Change on year
down 3.6%
World rank
51st
of 191 countries
All-time high
14.6%
in 2000
All-time low
5.9%
in 2010
Years of data
23
2000–2022
Wage bill as a percentage of GDP in Seychelles, 2000–2022
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2022, wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Seychelles stood at 10.8%.
The figure is down 3.6% on the previous year and up 57.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Seychelles peaked at 14.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 5.9%, in 2010.
That places Seychelles 51st out of 191 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Wage bill as a percentage of GDP in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.6% | — |
| 2001 | 14.4% | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 14.0% | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 14.4% | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 12.1% | -15.9% |
| 2005 | 11.1% | -8.4% |
| 2006 | 11.6% | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 10.1% | -13.0% |
| 2008 | 7.5% | -25.5% |
| 2009 | 6.6% | -11.7% |
| 2010 | 5.9% | -10.9% |
| 2011 | 7.1% | +19.5% |
| 2012 | 6.9% | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 7.1% | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 6.9% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 9.3% | +33.8% |
| 2016 | 10.1% | +8.5% |
| 2017 | 9.7% | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 10.0% | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 10.6% | +6.4% |
| 2020 | 12.8% | +20.8% |
| 2021 | 11.2% | -12.4% |
| 2022 | 10.8% | -3.6% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 10.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 10.0%, 1.1× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 10.8% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.6%, 1.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.6% | 6.6% | 14.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.3% | 5.9% | 10.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.6% | 10.8% | 12.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
More reference data data for Seychelles
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0024 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0046 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0075 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0075 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0082 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0082 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0247 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.043 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0348 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 2.17 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Seychelles?
- Wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Seychelles was 10.8% in 2022, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest wage bill as a percentage of gdp recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 14.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest wage bill as a percentage of gdp recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.9% in 2010.
- How does Seychelles rank for wage bill as a percentage of gdp?
- Seychelles ranks 51st out of 191 countries with data for 2022.
- Is wage bill as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Seychelles 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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