Wage bill as a percentage of GDP in South Sudan
South Sudan: Wage bill as a percentage of GDP was 7.3% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
7.3%
Change on year
up 39.3%
World rank
112th
of 191 countries
All-time high
10.7%
in 2012
All-time low
3.1%
in 2020
Years of data
12
2011–2022
Wage bill as a percentage of GDP in South Sudan, 2011–2022
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
South Sudan recorded 7.3% for wage bill as a percentage of gdp in 2022.
That represents a change of up 39.3% on the previous year and down 31.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage bill as a percentage of gdp in South Sudan peaked at 10.7% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 2020.
That places South Sudan 112th 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 12 years of available data.
Wage bill as a percentage of GDP in South Sudan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 5.5% | — |
| 2012 | 10.7% | +94.1% |
| 2013 | 6.8% | -36.4% |
| 2014 | 9.5% | +39.1% |
| 2015 | 10.4% | +9.6% |
| 2016 | 7.6% | -26.3% |
| 2017 | 4.1% | -46.8% |
| 2018 | 4.3% | +5.3% |
| 2019 | 4.1% | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 3.1% | -24.4% |
| 2021 | 5.3% | +69.8% |
| 2022 | 7.3% | +39.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.0% | 4.1% | 10.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 5.2% | 3.1% | 7.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near South Sudan
More reference data data for South Sudan
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management 577.67 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 53.11 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural 10,990 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop 1.56 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Manure Management 20.63 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 944.75 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Enteric Fermentation 693.63 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Burning - Crop residues 0.227 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure applied to Soils 325.82 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure left on Pasture 8,797 (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wage bill as a percentage of gdp in South Sudan?
- Wage bill as a percentage of gdp in South Sudan was 7.3% in 2022, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest wage bill as a percentage of gdp recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 10.7% in 2012.
- What is the lowest wage bill as a percentage of gdp recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 2020.
- How does South Sudan rank for wage bill as a percentage of gdp?
- South Sudan ranks 112th out of 191 countries with data for 2022.
- Is wage bill as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Sudan 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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