Wage bill as a percentage of GDP in Solomon Islands

Solomon Islands: Wage bill as a percentage of GDP was 11.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
11.7%
Change on year
up 4.7%
World rank
35th
of 190 countries
All-time high
11.7%
in 2022
All-time low
5.8%
in 2004
Years of data
23
2000–2022

Wage bill as a percentage of GDP in Solomon Islands, 2000–2022

02.557.51012.52000201120222000: 9.32001: 8.72002: 7.62003: 6.12004: 5.82005: 6.52006: 6.12007: 7.62008: 9.12009: 9.22010: 9.62011: 8.92012: 8.82013: 9.52014: 9.72015: 10.32016: 10.52017: 10.82018: 10.32019: 10.52020: 11.62021: 11.12022: 11.7

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2022, wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Solomon Islands stood at 11.7%. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

The figure is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 31.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Solomon Islands peaked at 11.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 5.8%, in 2004.

That places Solomon Islands 35th out of 190 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 7.6% 5.8% 9.3% 10
2010s 9.9% 8.8% 10.8% 10
2020s 11.5% 11.1% 11.7% 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Solomon Islands?
Wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Solomon Islands was 11.7% in 2022, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage bill as a percentage of gdp recorded in Solomon Islands?
The highest recorded value was 11.7% in 2022.
What is the lowest wage bill as a percentage of gdp recorded in Solomon Islands?
The lowest recorded value was 5.8% in 2004.
How does Solomon Islands rank for wage bill as a percentage of gdp?
Solomon Islands ranks 35th out of 190 countries with data for 2022.
Is wage bill as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
Over the last ten years it is up 31.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Solomon Islands 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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