Wage bill as a percentage of GDP in Tunisia

Tunisia: Wage bill as a percentage of GDP was 15.1% in 2022. β–² Rising

Latest (2022)
15.1%
Change on year
down 2.3%
World rank
12th
of 190 countries
All-time high
16.1%
in 2020
All-time low
9.9%
in 2008
Years of data
23
2000–2022

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

0510152000201120222000: 10.12001: 10.22002: 10.62003: 10.62004: 10.42005: 10.42006: 10.22007: 10.12008: 9.92009: 10.22010: 10.22011: 11.32012: 11.72013: 12.12014: 12.42015: 12.92016: 13.82017: 14.12018: 13.22019: 13.72020: 16.12021: 15.42022: 15.1

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Tunisia is 15.1%, measured in 2022.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and up 28.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Tunisia peaked at 16.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 9.9%, in 2008.

Tunisia ranks 12th of 190 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 10.3% 9.9% 10.6% 10
2010s 12.5% 10.2% 14.1% 10
2020s 15.5% 15.1% 16.1% 3

Countries ranked near Tunisia

  1. 9 Vanuatu 16.6% compare
  2. 10 Eritrea 16.5% compare
  3. 11 Palau 15.8% compare
  4. 13 Iceland 14.9% compare
  5. 14 Kyrgyzstan 14.7% compare
  6. 15 Namibia 14.7% compare

See the full ranking of 190 places β†’

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All data for Tunisia β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Tunisia?
Wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Tunisia was 15.1% in 2022, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage bill as a percentage of gdp recorded in Tunisia?
The highest recorded value was 16.1% in 2020.
What is the lowest wage bill as a percentage of gdp recorded in Tunisia?
The lowest recorded value was 9.9% in 2008.
How does Tunisia rank for wage bill as a percentage of gdp?
Tunisia ranks 12th out of 190 countries with data for 2022.
Is wage bill as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Tunisia?
Over the last ten years it is up 28.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Tunisia 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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