Wage bill as a percentage of GDP in Türkiye

Türkiye: Wage bill as a percentage of GDP was 6.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
6.4%
Change on year
up 5.1%
World rank
124th
of 191 countries
All-time high
7.4%
in 2019
All-time low
5.5%
in 2005
Years of data
23
2000–2022

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

024682000201120222000: 5.62001: 5.92002: 6.12003: 6.12004: 5.82005: 5.52006: 6.42007: 6.52008: 6.52009: 7.42010: 7.32011: 72012: 7.32013: 72014: 72015: 6.92016: 7.32017: 6.72018: 6.92019: 7.42020: 7.32021: 6.12022: 6.4

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Türkiye is 6.4%, measured in 2022.

That represents a change of up 5.1% on the previous year and down 12.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Türkiye peaked at 7.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 5.5%, in 2005.

Türkiye ranks 124th of 191 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 Türkiye, year by year

Annual values for Wage bill as a percentage of GDP in Türkiye, 2000 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2000 5.6%
2001 5.9% +4.9%
2002 6.1% +3.1%
2003 6.1% +0.7%
2004 5.8% -5.4%
2005 5.5% -4.8%
2006 6.4% +16.6%
2007 6.5% +2.1%
2008 6.5% +0.0%
2009 7.4% +12.7%
2010 7.3% -0.7%
2011 7.0% -3.8%
2012 7.3% +3.6%
2013 7.0% -3.6%
2014 7.0% +0.2%
2015 6.9% -1.6%
2016 7.3% +5.7%
2017 6.7% -8.7%
2018 6.9% +2.7%
2019 7.4% +8.0%
2020 7.3% -2.0%
2021 6.1% -16.3%
2022 6.4% +5.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 6.2% 5.5% 7.4% 10
2010s 7.1% 6.7% 7.4% 10
2020s 6.6% 6.1% 7.3% 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Türkiye?
Wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Türkiye was 6.4% in 2022, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage bill as a percentage of gdp recorded in Türkiye?
The highest recorded value was 7.4% in 2019.
What is the lowest wage bill as a percentage of gdp recorded in Türkiye?
The lowest recorded value was 5.5% in 2005.
How does Türkiye rank for wage bill as a percentage of gdp?
Türkiye ranks 124th out of 191 countries with data for 2022.
Is wage bill as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Türkiye?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Türkiye 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
191 places, 4,127 data points, 2000–2022
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