Wage bill as a percentage of GDP in Somalia

Somalia: Wage bill as a percentage of GDP was 3.1% in 2022. β–² Rising

Latest (2022)
3.1%
Change on year
down 5.5%
World rank
181st
of 190 countries
All-time high
3.3%
in 2020
All-time low
1.0%
in 2015
Years of data
10
2013–2022

Wage bill as a percentage of GDP in Somalia, 2013–2022

11.522.533.52013201720222013: 1.12014: 1.52015: 0.9922016: 0.9972017: 2.22018: 2.42019: 2.52020: 3.32021: 3.32022: 3.1

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2022, wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Somalia stood at 3.1%.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.5% on the previous year and up 181.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Somalia peaked at 3.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2015.

Somalia ranks 181st of 190 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 1.7% 1.0% 2.5% 7
2020s 3.2% 3.1% 3.3% 3

Countries ranked near Somalia

  1. 178 Yemen 3.4% compare
  2. 179 Haiti 3.2% compare
  3. 180 Georgia 3.1% compare
  4. 182 Guyana 2.9% compare
  5. 183 Nepal 2.8% compare
  6. 184 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 2.8% compare

See the full ranking of 190 places β†’

More reference data data for Somalia

All data for Somalia β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Somalia?
Wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Somalia was 3.1% in 2022, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage bill as a percentage of gdp recorded in Somalia?
The highest recorded value was 3.3% in 2020.
What is the lowest wage bill as a percentage of gdp recorded in Somalia?
The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2015.
How does Somalia rank for wage bill as a percentage of gdp?
Somalia ranks 181st out of 190 countries with data for 2022.
Is wage bill as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Somalia?
Over the last ten years it is up 181.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Somalia 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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