Wage bill as a percentage of GDP in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Wage bill as a percentage of GDP was 4.0% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
4.0%
Change on year
down 16.1%
World rank
169th
of 190 countries
All-time high
5.1%
in 2007
All-time low
3.9%
in 2012
Years of data
23
2000–2022
Wage bill as a percentage of GDP in Sri Lanka, 2000–2022
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2022, wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Sri Lanka stood at 4.0%.
That represents a change of down 16.1% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Sri Lanka peaked at 5.1% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 3.9%, in 2012.
Sri Lanka ranks 169th of 190 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Wage bill as a percentage of GDP in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.5% | — |
| 2001 | 4.5% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 4.6% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 4.3% | -7.2% |
| 2004 | 4.3% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 4.8% | +11.3% |
| 2006 | 5.0% | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 5.1% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 4.6% | -9.4% |
| 2009 | 4.7% | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 4.5% | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 4.3% | -5.9% |
| 2012 | 3.9% | -9.3% |
| 2013 | 4.0% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 4.1% | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 4.9% | +18.7% |
| 2016 | 4.5% | -7.4% |
| 2017 | 4.1% | -9.1% |
| 2018 | 4.1% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 4.3% | +5.8% |
| 2020 | 5.0% | +16.2% |
| 2021 | 4.8% | -4.6% |
| 2022 | 4.0% | -16.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.6% | 4.3% | 5.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.3% | 3.9% | 4.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.6% | 4.0% | 5.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More reference data data for Sri Lanka
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1608 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.316 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1784 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.539 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1604 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.15 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.9713 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Sri Lanka?
- Wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Sri Lanka was 4.0% in 2022, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest wage bill as a percentage of gdp recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 5.1% in 2007.
- What is the lowest wage bill as a percentage of gdp recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.9% in 2012.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for wage bill as a percentage of gdp?
- Sri Lanka ranks 169th out of 190 countries with data for 2022.
- Is wage bill as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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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