Wage bill as a percentage of GDP in Switzerland

Switzerland: Wage bill as a percentage of GDP was 7.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
7.4%
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
110th
of 190 countries
All-time high
7.8%
in 2020
All-time low
6.7%
in 2007
Years of data
23
2000–2022

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

024682000201120222000: 6.92001: 72002: 7.42003: 7.52004: 7.42005: 7.22006: 6.92007: 6.72008: 6.82009: 7.22010: 7.22011: 7.22012: 7.32013: 7.32014: 7.32015: 7.42016: 7.42017: 7.42018: 7.32019: 7.32020: 7.82021: 7.42022: 7.4

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2022, wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Switzerland stood at 7.4%.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Switzerland peaked at 7.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 6.7%, in 2007.

Switzerland ranks 110th of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Wage bill as a percentage of GDP in Switzerland, year by year

Annual values for Wage bill as a percentage of GDP in Switzerland, 2000 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2000 6.9%
2001 7.0% +2.4%
2002 7.4% +4.9%
2003 7.5% +2.2%
2004 7.4% -1.4%
2005 7.2% -2.4%
2006 6.9% -4.8%
2007 6.7% -3.1%
2008 6.8% +1.4%
2009 7.2% +6.9%
2010 7.2% -0.9%
2011 7.2% +0.6%
2012 7.3% +1.1%
2013 7.3% +0.1%
2014 7.3% +0.0%
2015 7.4% +1.4%
2016 7.4% -0.2%
2017 7.4% +0.5%
2018 7.3% -2.2%
2019 7.3% +0.9%
2020 7.8% +6.2%
2021 7.4% -5.3%
2022 7.4% +0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 7.1% 6.7% 7.5% 10
2010s 7.3% 7.2% 7.4% 10
2020s 7.5% 7.4% 7.8% 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Switzerland?
Wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Switzerland was 7.4% in 2022, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage bill as a percentage of gdp recorded in Switzerland?
The highest recorded value was 7.8% in 2020.
What is the lowest wage bill as a percentage of gdp recorded in Switzerland?
The lowest recorded value was 6.7% in 2007.
How does Switzerland rank for wage bill as a percentage of gdp?
Switzerland ranks 110th out of 190 countries with data for 2022.
Is wage bill as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Switzerland?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Switzerland 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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