Wage bill as a percentage of GDP in Tonga
Tonga: Wage bill as a percentage of GDP was 14.6% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
14.6%
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
16th
of 188 countries
All-time high
16.1%
in 2006
All-time low
10.0%
in 2004
Years of data
23
2000–2022
Wage bill as a percentage of GDP in Tonga, 2000–2022
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 14.6% for wage bill as a percentage of gdp in 2022.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and up 28.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Tonga peaked at 16.1% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 10.0%, in 2004.
That places Tonga 16th out of 188 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.9% | 10.0% | 16.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.7% | 11.4% | 14.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.3% | 13.3% | 14.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
More reference data data for Tonga
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0197 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0092 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0197 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0105 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural Soil 21.17 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0601 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Agricultural Soils 21.17 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0248 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0601 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Manure Management 2.55 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Tonga?
- Wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Tonga was 14.6% in 2022, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest wage bill as a percentage of gdp recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 16.1% in 2006.
- What is the lowest wage bill as a percentage of gdp recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.0% in 2004.
- How does Tonga rank for wage bill as a percentage of gdp?
- Tonga ranks 16th out of 188 countries with data for 2022.
- Is wage bill as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tonga 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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