Wage bill as a percentage of GDP in Syrian Arab Republic
Syrian Arab Republic: Wage bill as a percentage of GDP was 5.6% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Wage bill as a percentage of GDP in Syrian Arab Republic, 2000–2010
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Syrian Arab Republic is 5.6%, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.7% on the previous year and up 50.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Syrian Arab Republic peaked at 5.6% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 3.7%, in 2000.
That places Syrian Arab Republic 137th out of 190 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Wage bill as a percentage of GDP in Syrian Arab Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.7% | — |
| 2001 | 4.5% | +19.3% |
| 2002 | 4.7% | +5.9% |
| 2003 | 5.5% | +16.9% |
| 2004 | 5.5% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 5.2% | -5.2% |
| 2006 | 5.5% | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 4.9% | -10.3% |
| 2008 | 4.9% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 5.4% | +10.0% |
| 2010 | 5.6% | +4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.0% | 3.7% | 5.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.6% | 5.6% | 5.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Syrian Arab Republic
- 134 Bahamas 5.7% compare
- 135 Djibouti 5.7% compare
- 136 Rwanda 5.6% compare
- 138 Madagascar 5.6% compare
- 139 Guinea-Bissau 5.6% compare
- 140 Mauritania 5.6% compare
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 7.23 (2050)
- Spring temperature anomalies -1.58 (2026)
- Country level monthly temperature anomalies -0.3623 (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.329 (2026)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Manure Management 11.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Burning - Crop 97.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure left on Pasture 4,276 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure applied to Soils 105.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure Management 359.32 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Syrian Arab Republic?
- Wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Syrian Arab Republic was 5.6% in 2010, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest wage bill as a percentage of gdp recorded in Syrian Arab Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 5.6% in 2010.
- What is the lowest wage bill as a percentage of gdp recorded in Syrian Arab Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7% in 2000.
- How does Syrian Arab Republic rank for wage bill as a percentage of gdp?
- Syrian Arab Republic ranks 137th out of 190 countries with data for 2010.
- Is wage bill as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Syrian Arab Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Syrian Arab Republic 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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